# Based on code from Joseph M. Reagle
 # http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2001-06/msg00537.html
 
 local SSH_ENV=$HOME/.ssh/environment
 
 function start_agent {

   /usr/bin/env ssh-agent | sed 's/^echo/#echo/' > ${SSH_ENV}
   chmod 600 ${SSH_ENV}
   . ${SSH_ENV} > /dev/null
   /usr/bin/ssh-add;

 }
 
 # Source SSH settings, if applicable
 
 if [ -f "${SSH_ENV}" ]; then

   . ${SSH_ENV} > /dev/null
   ps -ef | grep ${SSH_AGENT_PID} | grep ssh-agent$ > /dev/null || {
     start_agent;
   }

 else

   start_agent;

 fi