From: Pat Thoyts <patthoyts@googlemail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:03:44 GMT
Subject: Re: [msysGit] Re: ANN: Git for Windows 1.7.0.2 preview 20100309
Message-ID: <a5b261831003230503k73f62a88lc5a9b31da3e9d893@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <46dff0321003221854t2d95d18dx1a6cdf1174ea2efd@mail.gmail.com>

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.