akhilome/get-github-ssh.md

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Generate and add github ssh to linux machine

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First run ...

ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C 'email@domain.com'

... from terminal, then run ...

eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"

... then run ...

ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa

then copy the content of ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub and add it to github under Settings >> SSH and GPG keys >> New SSH key,

then run ...

ssh -T git@github.com

and confirm!

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