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ssh-agent launcher
SSH_ENV="$HOME/.ssh/environment"
function start_agent {
echo "Initializing new SSH agent..."
/usr/bin/ssh-agent | sed 's/^echo/#echo/' > "${SSH_ENV}"
echo succeeded
chmod 600 "${SSH_ENV}"
ssh_environment_init;
/usr/bin/ssh-add;
}
function ssh_environment_init {
echo "Initializing ssh environment..."
. "${SSH_ENV}" > /dev/null
echo succeeded
}
# Source SSH settings, if applicable
if [ -f "${SSH_ENV}" ]; then
ssh_environment_init;
ps -ef | grep ${SSH_AGENT_PID} | grep ssh-agent$ > /dev/null || {
start_agent;
}
else
start_agent;
fi
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