#!/bin/bash agent-start-or-restart () { local ssh_identity local agentfile local agentsocket if [ -n "${1+x}" ]; then ssh_identity="$1" agentfile="${HOME}/.ssh/agents/agent-${ssh_identity}-$(hostname)" agentsocket="${HOME}/.ssh/agents/socket-${ssh_identity}-$(hostname)" echo ssh-identität: $ssh_identity >&2 if [ -e $agentsocket ]; then /bin/sh -c ". $agentfile >/dev/null 2>&1; ssh-add -l >&2; exit $?" if [ $? -eq 2 ]; then echo "agent is not running" >&2 rm "$agentsocket" ssh-agent -a $agentsocket > $agentfile 2>/dev/null echo "agent started" >&2 else echo "agent is running" >&2 fi else echo "agent is not running" >&2 ssh-agent -a $agentsocket > $agentfile 2>/dev/null echo "agent startet" >&2 fi echo -n "agent for $ssh_identity: " >&2 echo $agentfile return 0 else echo no identity given - exit >&2 return 1 fi } agent-start-or-restart $1 exit $?