libssh2_agent_init - Man Page
init an ssh-agent handle
Synopsis
#include <libssh2.h> LIBSSH2_AGENT * libssh2_agent_init(LIBSSH2_SESSION *session);
Description
Init an ssh-agent handle. Returns the handle to an internal representation of an ssh-agent connection. After the successful initialization, an application can call libssh2_agent_connect(3) to connect to a running ssh-agent.
Call libssh2_agent_free(3) to free the handle again after you are doing using it.
Return Value
Returns a handle pointer or NULL if something went wrong. The returned handle is used as input to all other ssh-agent related functions libssh2 provides.
Availability
Added in libssh2 1.2
See Also
Referenced By
libssh2_agent_connect(3), libssh2_agent_free(3), libssh2_agent_get_identity_path(3), libssh2_agent_set_identity_path(3), libssh2_agent_sign(3), libssh2_agent_userauth(3).
23 Dec 2009 libssh2