Run ssh-agent via fish shell

fish-agent.sh

#!/bin/bash
#
# Convert ssh-agent output to fish shell
#

eval "$(ssh-agent)" >/dev/null

echo "set SSH_AUTH_SOCK \"$SSH_AUTH_SOCK\"; export SSH_AUTH_SOCK"
echo "set SSH_AGENT_PID \"$SSH_AGENT_PID\"; export SSH_AGENT_PID"

Isn't it only for new instances (when ssh-agent is not running) ? but, I think you have to redirect the eval to /dev/null or maybe my prompt is overriding the ouput shrug

uhhhh, see the thing is I am a beginner and I don't know anything about fish/bash scripting so can you please tell me how am I supposed to fix it?

To remove the agent pid information replace eval (ssh-agent -c) with eval (ssh-agent -c | head -n2)

@thibault-ketterer would you care create a MR of your snippet into https://github.com/danhper/fish-ssh-agent?

I am astonished, that no solution bothers to cleanup started agents, ie with on of those for security:

trap "kill $SSH_AGENT_PID" exit
trap "ssh-agent -k" exit

See also https://rabexc.org/posts/pitfalls-of-ssh-agents. Ideally the WM has a ssh-agent instance one could use instead of spawning a new one in each terminal.

worked with eval (ssh-agent -c) without any quote
my fish libs

jorgebucaran/fisher
edc/bass

@haidang666 you'll need to run this in each new session/window/tab, and this will open new process every time.

if u wanna avoid zoo of agent processes see how univesal variables used in fish_ssh_agent

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