On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 11:22:07PM +0000, Jason McIntyre wrote: > On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 07:07:04PM -0400, Jiri B wrote: > > Mentioning 'ssh-askpass' is used when SSH_ASKPASS > > is not set. > > > > j. > > > > Index: ssh-add.1 > > =================================================================== > > RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.bin/ssh/ssh-add.1,v > > retrieving revision 1.61 > > diff -u -p -u -p -r1.61 ssh-add.1 > > --- ssh-add.1 21 Dec 2014 22:27:56 -0000 1.61 > > +++ ssh-add.1 27 Mar 2015 23:04:27 -0000 > > @@ -152,11 +152,11 @@ If > > .Nm > > does not have a terminal associated with it but > > .Ev DISPLAY > > -and > > +is set, it will execute the program specified by > > .Ev SSH_ASKPASS > > -are set, it will execute the program specified by > > -.Ev SSH_ASKPASS > > -and open an X11 window to read the passphrase. > > +if not set, by default > > +.Pa ssh-askpass > > +, and open an X11 window to read the passphrase. > > This is particularly useful when calling > > .Nm > > from a > > > > maybe this is clearer: > > Index: ssh-add.1 > =================================================================== > RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.bin/ssh/ssh-add.1,v > retrieving revision 1.61 > diff -u -r1.61 ssh-add.1 > --- ssh-add.1 21 Dec 2014 22:27:56 -0000 1.61 > +++ ssh-add.1 27 Mar 2015 23:21:34 -0000 > @@ -88,12 +88,11 @@ > .It Fl c > Indicates that added identities should be subject to confirmation before > being used for authentication. > -Confirmation is performed by the > -.Ev SSH_ASKPASS > -program mentioned below. > -Successful confirmation is signaled by a zero exit status from the > -.Ev SSH_ASKPASS > -program, rather than text entered into the requester. > +Confirmation is performed by > +.Xr ssh-askpass 1 . > +Successful confirmation is signaled by a zero exit status from > +.Xr ssh-askpass 1 , > +rather than text entered into the requester. > .It Fl D > Deletes all identities from the agent. > .It Fl d > @@ -156,6 +155,8 @@ > .Ev SSH_ASKPASS > are set, it will execute the program specified by > .Ev SSH_ASKPASS > +(by default > +.Dq ssh-askpass ) > and open an X11 window to read the passphrase. > This is particularly useful when calling > .Nm > @@ -197,6 +198,7 @@ > .Sh SEE ALSO > .Xr ssh 1 , > .Xr ssh-agent 1 , > +.Xr ssh-askpass 1 , > .Xr ssh-keygen 1 , > .Xr sshd 8 > .Sh AUTHORS
IIUC the point is SSH_ASKPASS does not need to be set, if not set it falls back to /usr/X11R6/bin/ssh-askpass. But I can be wrong. j.
