Connecting Github To Local Computer

sshconnection.md

Setting Up SSH Key for GitHub

To create an SSH key for GitHub, use the following commands:

ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 (After running commang jsut press enter continously to get they keys)

The above command will genrrate ssh key at your user main folder.

cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub (To get public key run this command on terminal - |id_rsa.pub| is the filename in folder)

cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa (To get private key run this command)

##To add that in github account:

• Got to you profile setting
• Click on (SSH and GPG Keys)
• Click add new
• Paste key and click save

To check if its added or not run this command

ssh -T [email protected]

Thsi will show output like (You've successfully authenticated, but GitHub does not provide shell access.)

###Trouble shouting If above key give some error mesaging then use the belwo steps. Make sure to switch terminal to git bash in vs-code; #Run command

eval ssh-agent -s ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa

Run this below command again to check if its added or not

ssh -T [email protected]