Q: Make `ssh-agent` use the terminal, not an X app The ssh-agent X app is irritating. I use a password manager and long random passwords. The password manager (pwsafe) puts the password into the clipboard (using secure ram), so it isn't displayed or typed. 
However the ssh-agent X app doesn't allow me to paste a password, and it doesn't allow me to focus a terminal to launch pwsafe either. 
I can work around this by doing ssh-add .ssh/key first, but that makes me have to remember what key I need. 
How I can tell ssh-agent just to use the terminal? I tried unsetting DISPLAY, but that didn't do the trick.
