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Created March 1, 2018 14:28
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Generate SSH Key
# generate ssh private/public key
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "your_email@example.com"
# start ssh agent in background
eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
# add ssh private key to agent
ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa
# copy to clipboard (xclip needs to be installed)
xclip -sel clip < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
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