Depending on which type of OS You are using, there are ways to make the management of ssh keys and pathphrases simpler. In most linux systems there is a program called ssh-agent that runs automatically when you login and can help you manage your ssh keys so that you don't have to type your passphrase every time you use it.
- Mac OS If you are on OSX Leopard or later, ssh-agent runs automatically for you. It also integrates `ssh-agent` with the Keychain that is a program for managing identities, passwords, etc. The first time that you use your private key to login to a machine, a keychain window will pop-up offering to store your passphrase, if you want to avoid the hustle of typing in your passphrase every time you want to login you should click on that option.
- Linux systems : : In most other Linux systems ssh-agent should be automatically started for you. If you want to test whether ssh-agent` runs for you try typing on a terminal:
ssh-add . If it is running then you can execute the following command:
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