Re: How to use ‘ssh -i <identity_file>’ with Tramp?

[Emanuel Berg]

Pankaj Jangid wrote:

>>> When I edit remote files using ssh with default options,
>>> it works fine. But now there is a requirement to use an
>>> identity_file with option -i. How to add this option when
>>> connecting using Tramp?
>
> Thanks. This works. And I found another option also.
> Use ssh-add to add the IdentityFile to ssh’s own store.
> And then use ssh as usual.

Meta: I hade to fill these quotes manually. Only your mails.
      What's up with the lines?

But to answer your question, see the use of -i here:

  https://dataswamp.org/~incal/emacs-init/tramp-incal.el

Actually it isn't that, that's sh(1) or dash on Debian which
isn't even secure.

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