libssh2_agent_connect(3)

libssh2_agent_connect3

Connect to an ssh-agent

Usage

#include <libssh2.h>
int
libssh2_agent_connect(LIBSSH2_AGENT *agent);

Overview

Connect to an ssh-agent running on the system.

Call libssh2_agent_disconnect(3) to close the connection after you are doing using it.

Return value

Returns 0 if succeeded, or a negative value for error.

Releases

9 releases since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); the text changed 1 time.

  1. 6.0–12
  2. 13–Arch

Availability

Added in libssh2 1.2

From libssh2 1.11.1-7 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.