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Commands for configuring git when using SSH in git and saving git ssh keygen to system
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Configuring credential.helper

On OS X (now macOS), run this in terminal:

git config --global credential.helper osxkeychain

It enables Git to use file Keychain.app to store username and password and to retrieve the passphrase to your private SSH key from the keychain.

For Windows use:

git config --global credential.helper manager-core

For Linux use:

git config --global credential.helper cache #If you want to cache the credentials for some time (default 15 minutes)

OR

git config --global credential.helper store #if you want to store the credentials for ever (considered unsafe)

Troubleshooting

If the GIT credential helper is configured correctly macOS saves the passphrase in the keychain. Sometimes the conneciton between the SSH and the passphrases stored int the keychain can break. Run ssh-add -K OR ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa to add the keychain again.

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