ssh-agent with keys added on first use

Start ssh-agent when necessary and add keys on first use. Add the following to your .bash_profile.

 # Ensure that we have an ssh config with AddKeysToAgent set to true
 if [ ! -f ~/.ssh/config ] || ! cat ~/.ssh/config | grep AddKeysToAgent | grep yes > /dev/null; then
     echo "AddKeysToAgent  yes" >> ~/.ssh/config
 fi
 # Ensure a ssh-agent is running so you only have to enter keys once
 if [ ! -S ~/.ssh/ssh_auth_sock ]; then
   eval `ssh-agent`
   ln -sf "$SSH_AUTH_SOCK" ~/.ssh/ssh_auth_sock
 fi
 export SSH_AUTH_SOCK=~/.ssh/ssh_auth_sock

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