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diff --git a/debian/gnome-ssh-askpass.1 b/debian/gnome-ssh-askpass.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b74c410 --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/gnome-ssh-askpass.1 @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +.TH GNOME-SSH-ASKPASS 1 +.SH NAME +gnome\-ssh\-askpass \- prompts a user for a passphrase using GNOME +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B gnome\-ssh\-askpass +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B gnome\-ssh\-askpass +is a GNOME-based passphrase dialog for use with OpenSSH. +It is intended to be called by the +.BR ssh\-add (1) +program and not invoked directly. +It allows +.BR ssh\-add (1) +to obtain a passphrase from a user, even if not connected to a terminal +(assuming that an X display is available). +This happens automatically in the case where +.B ssh\-add +is invoked from one's +.B ~/.xsession +or as one of the GNOME startup programs, for example. +.PP +In order to be called automatically by +.BR ssh\-add , +.B gnome\-ssh\-askpass +should be installed as +.IR /usr/bin/ssh\-askpass . +.SH "ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES" +The following environment variables are recognized: +.TP +.I GNOME_SSH_ASKPASS_GRAB_SERVER +Causes +.B gnome\-ssh\-askpass +to grab the X server before asking for a passphrase. +.TP +.I GNOME_SSH_ASKPASS_GRAB_POINTER +Causes +.B gnome\-ssh\-askpass +to grab the mouse pointer using +.IR gdk_pointer_grab () +before asking for a passphrase. +.PP +Regardless of whether either of these environment variables is set, +.B gnome\-ssh\-askpass +will grab the keyboard using +.IR gdk_keyboard_grab (). +.SH AUTHOR +This manual page was written by Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org> +for the Debian system (but may be used by others). +It was based on that for +.B x11\-ssh\-askpass +by Philip Hands. |