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37 lines
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Markdown
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# Connect To GitHub Using SSH
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* check if existing SSH keys are present
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ls -al ~/.ssh
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* create a new SSH key
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```
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ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "<tbd: email address>"
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```
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* verify SSH key
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ls -al ~/.ssh
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* start the ssh-agent in the background
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eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
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* list keys managed by the agent
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ssh-add -l
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* add SSH private key to the ssh-agent
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ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
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* copy the SSH public key to your clipboard and add it to [GitHub](https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/adding-a-new-ssh-key-to-your-github-account)
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cat ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub
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