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Generate SSH keys
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| #!/bin/bash/ | |
| ls -al ~/.ssh # Lists existing files in your .ssh directory | |
| ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "[email protected]" # Creates new ssh key, using the provided email as label | |
| eval "$(ssh-agent -s)" # Ensure ssh-agent is enabled | |
| ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa # Add ssh key to the ssh-agent |
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Hi, I find this command also very helpful: pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
It lets you add your generated key to the clipboard, if you like to paste it in somewhere quick.