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How to use ssh-agent for authentication on Linux / Unix

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Sep 8, 2020

How do I use the ssh-agent command for non-interactive authentication on Linux and Unix-like systems such as macOS or FreeBSD desktop? My private key is protected with a passphrase or password. So I need have to enter the passphrase to use the ssh private key for authentication multiple times. How can I tell ssh ask the passphrase one time only?
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