03_Blog_Win10_Development_PC_Git.ps1

03_Blog_Win10_Development_PC_Git.ps1

# Add Path Variable ssh-keygen path in the git folder - do this manually if you aren't using the function
Add-PathVariable -Path 'C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin'

# Generate SSH Key - accept the defaults
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "[email protected]" -P <SomePassPhrase>

# Add your key to the ssh-agent which will prevent you having to enter in the passphrase every time the key is used
ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa

# Copy the contents of the key to the clipboard
Get-Content ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub | clip

# Add your SSH Public key to your source control system (BitBucket, GitHub etc.)

# Configure your global git settings
git config --global user.email "[email protected]"
git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --global push.default simple
git config --global core.ignorecase false

# Configure line endings for windows - more details here: https://help.github.com/articles/dealing-with-line-endings/#platform-windows
git config --global core.autocrlf true

# Test the connection - for example with GitHub
ssh -T [email protected]

# If you have problems with being re-prompted for the passphrase for your SSH key, try closing the ssh-agent process and all of your PowerShell windows and re-opening PowerShell. You should be prompted for the passphrase when the PowerShell session launches and that is all.

From Blog Post: https://www.hodgkins.net.au/powershell/setup-windows-10-for-chef-and-powershell-dsc-development/