git with ssh instead of https

If 2fa is enabled on github switch to ssh instead of https on linux

1. generate an ssh keypair on your linux box
ssh-keygen -t {rsa|dsa} 

2. add the public key to github: profile - settings - ssh keys

3. switch from https to ssh

Check your repo remote:
git remote -v
should show:
origin  https://github.com/USERNAME/REPOSITORY.git (fetch)
origin  https://github.com/USERNAME/REPOSITORY.git (push)

Change the remote:
git remote set-url origin git@github.com:USERNAME/OTHERREPOSITORY.git

verify:
git remote -v
should show:
origin  git@github.com:USERNAME/OTHERREPOSITORY.git (fetch)
origin  git@github.com:USERNAME/OTHERREPOSITORY.git (push)

Thanks a lot man, just what I was looking for

Hi, thanks for this. How can I configure Github to always use the ssh URL rather than https for all repositories I create?

Gitlab decides on the protocol based on the protocol in the URI or the repo. This can be changed after the fact by changing the remote URI using "git remote" (-v to list them)

Worked like a charm

Thank you!

When changing origin is not an option we can use this config:

git config --global url."ssh://git@github.com".insteadOf "https://github.com"

Very useful, thanks!

Thanks!

Thank you!

Thank you, it works

Thanks! Works like a charm and it helps me resolve the error "fatal: could not read Username for 'https://github.com': Device not configured"

Is there a more elegant way?

@xiaohaoo It's not that complicated, just switch the URL with a simple command or git clone the SSH URI if it's a new setup. No need to complicate it, what more elegance would you expect?

Amazing! Thanks!

When changing origin is not an option we can use this config:

git config --global url."ssh://git@github.com".insteadOf "https://github.com"

This got helpful for me. Thank you. ❤️