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+# ssh-agent
+
+> Spawn an SSH Agent process.
+> An SSH Agent holds SSH keys decrypted in memory until removed or the process is killed.
+> See also `ssh-add`, which can add and manage keys held by an SSH Agent.
+
+- Start an SSH Agent for the current shell:
+
+`eval $(ssh-agent)`
+
+- Kill the currently running agent:
+
+`ssh-agent -k`