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How can I get ssh-agent working over ssh and in tmux (on OS X)?

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Mar 15, 202615971 views

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I have a private key set up for my github account, the passphrase to which is, I believe, stored in OS X's keychain. I certainly don't have to type it in when I open a terminal window and enter . However, when I'm running bash over an ssh session, or locally inside a tmux session, I have to type in…

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[~]
$ echo $SSH_AUTH_SOCK
/tmp/launch-S4HBD6/Listeners
[~] 
$ ssh-add -l
2048 [my key fingerprint] /Users/richie/.ssh/id_rsa (RSA)
[~]
$ typeset -p S…

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How can I get ssh-agent working over ssh and in tmux (on OS X)?

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