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start-ssh-agent.sh

1. Open git-bash on Windows. (or on linux)
2. Make sure you have a .profile: `touch .profile`
3. Open .profile and add:

```shell
env=~/.ssh/agent.env
agent_load_env () { test -f "$env" && . "$env" >| /dev/null ; }
agent_start () {
    (umask 077; ssh-agent >| "$env")
    . "$env" >| /dev/null ; }
agent_load_env
# agent_run_state: 0=agent running w/ key; 1=agent w/o key; 2= agent not running
agent_run_state=$(ssh-add -l >| /dev/null 2>&1; echo $?)
if [ ! "$SSH_AUTH_SOCK" ] || [ $agent_run_state = 2 ]; then
    agent_start
    ssh-add
elif [ "$SSH_AUTH_SOCK" ] && [ $agent_run_state = 1 ]; then
    ssh-add
fi
unset env
```

4. Verify that you have your private key set at `~/.ssh/id_rsa`.
5. Re-open git-bash, you should be prompted for the passphrase for `~/.ssh/id_rsa`