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@@ -124,7 +124,13 @@ gpg-agent's ssh-agent implementation. This is thus the same as
putting the keygrip into the 'sshcontrol' file. Only one such item
should exist. If another non-zero value between 1 and 99999 is used,
this is taken to establish the order in which the keys are returned to
-ssh; lower numbers are returned first.
+ssh; lower numbers are returned first. If a negative value is used
+this overrides currently active (inserted) cards and thus allows to
+prefer on-disk keys over inserted cards. A value of -1 has the
+highest priority; values are capped at -999 and have a lower priority
+but still above the positive values, inserted cards or the order in
+sshcontrol.
+
*** Use-for-p11
If given and the value is "yes" or "1" the key is allowed for use by