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lee <lee@yagibdah.de> writes:

> Hi,
>
> is there a way to have tramp cache the passphrase of the ssh key I'm
> using to edit a remote file --- or some other way which doesn't require
> me to enter the passphrase all the time?
>
> It's asking for the passphrase every time emacs wants to perform an
> autosave, and I don't really want to turn off autosaving or to use a key
> that doesn't require a passphrase.
>
> I wouldn't mind defaulting to autosaving locally when editing remote
> files, though.  Maybe that can be done somehow?
>
> The way it is kinda defeats the comfort of being able to edit remote
> files ...

Try setting up an SSH agent.  That way you just have to enter the
passphrase once per session.

Cheers,

Loris

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