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Make SSH Agent use UNIX Domain Sockets

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With the latest Insider Build supporting UNIX Domain Sockets, can SSH-Agent support communication via UNIX Domain Sockets?

This would simplify porting existing applications relying on ssh-agent. Once WSL supports interaction with AF_UNIX sockets, it might even be possible to only run one SSH Agent.

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/commandline/2017/12/19/af_unix-comes-to-windows/

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