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c: Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, daniel@haxx.se, et al. SPDX-License-Identifier: curl Long: pass Arg: Help: Pass phrase for the private key Protocols: SSH TLS Category: ssh tls auth Added: 7.9.3 Multi: single See-also:

• key
• user Example:
• --pass secret --key file $URL

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--pass

Passphrase for the private key.