From: Ping Yin <pkufranky@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:06:49 GMT
Subject: Re: [msysGit] Re: ANN: Git for Windows 1.7.0.2 preview 20100309
Message-ID: <46dff0321003230806r53d61628k73865df0f5a08697@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <a5b261831003230503k73f62a88lc5a9b31da3e9d893@mail.gmail.com>

On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 8:03 PM, Pat Thoyts <patthoyts@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> On 23 March 2010 01:54, Ping Yin <pkufranky@gmail.com> wrote:
> > With putty and pageant, the key with passphrase can be used.
> > Is there any way to use key with passphrase when using the msysgit ssh?
>
> Use ssh-agent.
>
> After you start the msys shell enter:
>
> eval $(ssh-agent)
>
> Then you can use 'ssh-add' to add a key to the agent. If it requires a
> password then it will prompt you at that point. Now any further ssh
> activity in the current session can acquire the pre-authenticated key
> from the agent.

Thanks. I'm sorry that i didn't make it clear. I know this works for
msys shell, but it doesn't work for git-gui.