ssh cheatsheet

ssh-cheatsheet

# generate rsa key-pair without password (-N) with comment (-C) and name (-f)
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -N "" -C "userName localName remoteName" -f keyName

# windows bash
# activate ssh-agent in windows bash
eval $(ssh-agent -s)

# list registered ssh keys - these keys are cached by the agent so you only need to enter pw once
ssh-add -l

# add private key to agent
ssh-add ~/.ssh/privateKeyName

# copy key to clipboard then paste to remote
clip < ~/.ssh/publicKeyName

# test a key pair connection
ssh -vT git@github.com

# How to end an unresponsive SSH session properly: Press Enter/Return, then type `~.`

# ~/.ssh/config
# very useful to manage multiple key-pairs
# configure ssh for git@github.com
```
Host myAlias
	HostName github.com
	User git
	PreferredAuthentications publickey
	IdentityFile ~/.ssh/privateKeyName
	IdentitiesOnly yes
```