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# First, check to see if you have a .ssh directory.
ls ~/.ssh
# If this doesn't return an error: continue to create a new SSH key.
# If this does return an error, make a .ssh directory:
mkdir ~/.ssh
# Create a new SSH key
ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "your_email@example.com"
# Default file location and name are fine. I prefer to not use a passcode, but that's up to you.
# To do both of those things, hit enter three times!
# Start the SSH agent
eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
# Add the new key
ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
# Open the key
cat ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub
# Then select and copy the contents of the id_ed25519.pub file
# displayed in the terminal to your clipboard
# From here, you can go to GitHub.com, Settings, SSH and GPG Keys, then Add this as a new key.
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