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title: How to authenticate with GitHub using SSH
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---
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# How to authenticate with GitHub using SSH
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Check that there are no `rsa` files here before continuing, use:
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```shell
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ls -al ~/.ssh
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```
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If there is nothing to list (i.e. `: No such file or directory`) then use:
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```shell
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mkdir $HOME/.ssh
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```
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If there's nothing there then generate a new keygen with:
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```shell
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ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C your@email.com
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```
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Now using `ls -al ~/.ssh` will show our `id_rsa.pub` file.
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Add the SSH key to the SSH agent:
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```shell
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eval "$(ssh-agent -s)" # for mac and Linux from bash
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```
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```shell
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eval `ssh-agent -s`
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ssh-agent -s # for Windows
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```
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Add RSA key to SHH with:
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```shell
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ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa
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```
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Copy your key to clipboard
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```shell
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clip < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub # Windows
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```
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```shell
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cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub # Linux
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```
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Go to your GitHub [settings](https://github.com/settings/keys) page and click the 'New SSH key' button paste in your generated key.
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Then authenticate with:
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```shell
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ssh -T git@github.com
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```
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