diff --git a/scripts/run_gpg.sh b/scripts/run_gpg.sh
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+#could be placed in .profile c.f man page
+gpg-agent --daemon --enable-ssh-support \
+	                   --write-env-file "${HOME}/.gpg-agent-info"