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authorSimone Gaiarin <simgunz@gmail.com>2021-08-26 11:42:17 +0200
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2021-08-26 11:42:17 +0200
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feat(ssh-agent): allow using external helper to ask for passwords (#7631)
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@@ -55,6 +55,15 @@ ssh-add -K -c -a /run/user/1000/ssh-auth <identities>
For valid `ssh-add` arguments run `ssh-add --help` or `man ssh-add`.
+----
+
+To set an **external helper** to ask for the passwords and possibly store
+them in the system keychain use the `helper` style. For example:
+
+```zsh
+zstyle :omz:plugins:ssh-agent helper ksshaskpass
+```
+
## Credits
Based on code from Joseph M. Reagle: https://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2001-06/msg00537.html