libssh2_agent_init(3)

✨ NAME ✨

libssh2_agent_init — bestie, this is the one that spins up an ssh-agent handle 💅

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

#include <libssh2.h>

LIBSSH2_AGENT *
libssh2_agent_init(LIBSSH2_SESSION *session);

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so. this function inits an ssh-agent handle, periodt. it hands you back a handle that's the internal representation of an ssh-agent connection — like, the whole vibe of "i am about to talk to an agent" in one pointer 🌸

once the initialization actually succeeds, your app can go ahead and call libssh2_agent_connect(3) to connect to a running ssh-agent. that's the next step, the main character moment, iykyk 🔥

and when you're done with the handle — like, actually done, no take-backs — call libssh2_agent_free(3) to free it again. very demure, very responsible, we love cleanup in this house 🧚

💖 RETURN VALUE 💖

returns a handle pointer, or NULL if something went wrong 😭 no cap.

that returned handle is the input to all the other ssh-agent related functions libssh2 provides — so yeah, it's basically the passport for the entire agent friend group 🫶

⭐ AVAILABILITY ⭐

added in libssh2 1.2 ✨ (yes she's been iconic since way back)

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• libssh2_agent_connect(3)
• libssh2_agent_free(3)

and that's the whole page, bestie — this was libssh2_agent_init(3) from the libssh2 manual, dated 23 Dec 2009, brought to you by libssh2 itself. go forth and init your handles, you absolute legend 💜👑