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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/doc/gpg-agent.texi b/doc/gpg-agent.texi index 53a6f785e..8d86add74 100644 --- a/doc/gpg-agent.texi +++ b/doc/gpg-agent.texi @@ -537,6 +537,9 @@ pinentry to pop up at the @code{tty} or display you started the agent. @anchor{option --extra-socket} @item --extra-socket @var{name} @opindex extra-socket +The extra socket is always created, you may use this option to change +the name of the socket. + Also listen on native gpg-agent connections on the given socket. The intended use for this extra socket is to setup a Unix domain socket forwarding from a remote machine to this socket on the local machine. @@ -552,7 +555,8 @@ remote machine. @opindex enable-ssh-support @opindex enable-putty-support -Enable the OpenSSH Agent protocol. +The OpenSSH Agent protocol is always enabled, but @command{gpg-agent} +will only set the @code{SSH_AUTH_SOCK} variable if this flag is given. In this mode of operation, the agent does not only implement the gpg-agent protocol, but also the agent protocol used by OpenSSH |