# [JGIT PATCH] Accept absolute IdentityFile paths in ssh config

1 messages from 2008-08-21 to 2008-08-21. Participants: Robin Rosenberg.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/15147

## Robin Rosenberg, 2008-08-21 23:07

Subject: [JGIT PATCH] Accept absolute IdentityFile paths in ssh config
Message-ID: <200808220107.04568.robin.rosenberg.lists@dewire.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/200808220107.04568.robin.rosenberg.lists%40dewire.com

```
Don't prepend the home directory to absolute paths

Signed-off-by: Robin Rosenberg <robin.rosenberg@dewire.com>
---
 .../org/spearce/jgit/transport/OpenSshConfig.java  |    4 +++-
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/org.spearce.jgit/src/org/spearce/jgit/transport/OpenSshConfig.java b/org.spearce.jgit/src/org/spearce/jgit/transport/OpenSshConfig.java
index 9ad19e7..a6849c6 100644
--- a/org.spearce.jgit/src/org/spearce/jgit/transport/OpenSshConfig.java
+++ b/org.spearce.jgit/src/org/spearce/jgit/transport/OpenSshConfig.java
@@ -246,10 +246,12 @@ private static String dequote(final String value) {
 			return value.substring(1, value.length() - 2);
 		return value;
 	}
-
 	private File toFile(final String path) {
 		if (path.startsWith("~/"))
 			return new File(home, path.substring(2));
+		File ret = new File(path);
+		if (ret.isAbsolute())
+			return ret;
 		return new File(home, path);
 	}
 
-- 
1.6.0.rc2.35.g04c6e9

```
