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.Dt SSH 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.It Fl i Ar identity_file
Selects a file from which the identity (private key) for
public key authentication is read.
+You can also specify a public key file to use the corresponding
+private key that is loaded in
+.Xr ssh-agent 1
+when the private key file is not present locally.
The default is
.Pa ~/.ssh/id_dsa ,
.Pa ~/.ssh/id_ecdsa ,