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kill ssh agent and load a new one
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kill_ssh_agent.sh
#!/bin/bash
echo "----------------"
echo "Removing existing keys"
ssh-add -K
echo "----------------"
echo "List of keys:"
ssh-add -l
echo "----------------"
ssh-agent -k
eval $(ssh-agent)
echo >> ~/.bashrc
echo "export SSH_AUTH_SOCK=${SSH_AUTH_SOCK}" >> ~/.bashrc
echo "----------------"
exit 0
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ssh-add -K is not an option for BSD.

https://help.github.com/articles/error-ssh-add-illegal-option-k/

Also, anyone reading this might want to review http://rabexc.org/posts/pitfalls-of-ssh-agents for a better way.

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