Reference: https://help.github.com/articles/generating-ssh-keys/
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Make sure you have an SSH key for your development machine.
# Confirm that "~/.ssh" exists and you see "id_rsa" and "id_rsa.pub" inside it ls ~/.ssh/ # If .ssh doesn't exist or does not contain id_rsa/id_rsa.pub, then generate them: ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "[email protected]" > Enter file in which to save the key (/Users/you/.ssh/id_rsa): [Press enter] > Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase): [Type a passphrase] > Enter same passphrase again: [Type passphrase again] # Add generated key to your SSH Agent eval "$(ssh-agent -s)" ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa > [Enter key passphrase to install it]
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Add dev machine SSH key to your Github account, if you haven't already.
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Copy your public key to the clipboard:
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Sign into Github from your browser
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Go to Settings (gear icon) -> SSH keys
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Click "Add SSH Key"
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Name your key anything you want
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Paste your public key into the "Key" box
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Click "Add key"
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Confirm your key-based Github access
# The following command should trigger the response below ssh -T [email protected] > Hi <github user name>! You've successfully authenticated, but GitHub does not provide shell access.
