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May 10, 2022 18:34
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Script for generating new ssh key for GitHub
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#!/bin/sh | |
echo "Generating a new SSH key for GitHub..." | |
# Generating a new SSH key | |
# https://docs.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/generating-a-new-ssh-key-and-adding-it-to-the-ssh-agent#generating-a-new-ssh-key | |
ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C $1 -f ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 | |
# Adding your SSH key to the ssh-agent | |
# https://docs.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/generating-a-new-ssh-key-and-adding-it-to-the-ssh-agent#adding-your-ssh-key-to-the-ssh-agent | |
eval "$(ssh-agent -s)" | |
touch ~/.ssh/config | |
echo "Host *\n AddKeysToAgent yes\n UseKeychain yes\n IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_ed25519" | tee ~/.ssh/config | |
ssh-add -K ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 | |
# Adding your SSH key to your GitHub account | |
# https://docs.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/adding-a-new-ssh-key-to-your-github-account | |
echo "run 'pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub' and paste that into GitHub" |
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