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SSH agent with tmux
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Create a file called ~/.ssh/save_ssh_agent.sh on your remote box and make it executable:

#!/bin/sh
SSHVARS="SSH_CLIENT SSH_TTY SSH_AUTH_SOCK SSH_CONNECTION DISPLAY"

for var in ${SSHVARS} ; do
  echo "export $var=\"$(eval echo '$'$var)\""
done 1>$HOME/.ssh/latest_ssh_agent.sh
  1. ssh into your box using ssh agent forwarding.
  2. run ~/.ssh/save_ssh_agent.sh
  3. run tmux
  4. run ~/.ssh/latest_ssh_agent.sh
  5. run ssh-add -l to confirm that your keys are loaded
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