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Point a host entry at a chosen agent socket.

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Section: Client Config Advanced

Use a specific SSH agent socket

sshconfig
sshconfig
Host secure-host
  IdentityAgent ~/.ssh/agent-sock
Explanation

Point a host entry at a chosen agent socket.

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