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How to setup git with GPG keys for that green verified mark

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Setup Github GPG keys.md

Generate your key

gpg --full-generate-key

Export the key, copy the output and add it to github's gpg keys section

gpg --armor --export <key-id>

Turn on commit signature and set default signing key

git config --global commit.gpgsign true
git config --global user.signingKey <key-id>

To get key id, run:

gpg --list-secret-keys --keyid-format LONG

In the output:

/home/user/.gnupg/pubring.kbx
---------------------------------
sec   rsa4096/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 2021-05-21 [SC]
      AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
uid                 [ultimate] Jane doe <[email protected]>
ssb   rsa4096/<key-id-here> 2021-05-21 [E]

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