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Identity config for git
# For easily managing your SSH identity for github.
#
# 1. Source this script in your .profile or .bashrc
# 2. Run `git config user.identity=/path/to/keyfile` in each repository you want to be using a non-default SSH identity
# 3. Git around as usual.
function git() {
local git="$(which git)"
local cmd=("$git" "${@}")
local ident="$("$git" config user.identity)"
if [[ "$?" != 0 || "$ident" == "" ]]; then
"${cmd[@]}"
else
GIT_SSH_COMMAND='ssh -i '"$ident"' -o IdentitiesOnly=yes' "${cmd[@]}"
fi
}
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