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Viraj Lakshitha Bandara
Viraj Lakshitha Bandara

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Setup New SSH Key for GitHub

  • Run Commands in GitBash

Check for Exisiting SSH keys

ls -al /.ssh
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Lists the files in your .ssh directory, if they exist

Generate New SSH Key

1st : ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "<Enter Email Address>" and Hit Enter
2nd : Enter passpharse if needed (If not hit enter)
3rd : Repeat same passpharse
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Adding your SHH key to the ssh-agent

1st : eval $(ssh-agent -s)
2nd : ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa
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Copy Key to Clipboard

clip < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
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Setup SSH key in Github

  1. Open SSH Key Page and Click on New SSH Key
  2. Add Title to Nickname for the SSH Key (eg: Personal Laptop)
  3. Paste Key from Clipboard
  4. Click on Add SSH Key

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