How to Clone from GitHub

Question

I'm new using GitHub. I'm trying to clone my first file from a users repo. I keep receiving this error:

Permission denied (publickey). fatal: Could not read from remote repository

When I check to verify the public key is attached to my GitHub account, by using this command:

ssh-add -1

I get this error: The agent has no identities.

I've also tried this: ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa

in which it tells me: Identity added

I also ensured that my laptop's SSH key was added to my GitHub account. What steps am I missing?

I've scanned the internet – I'm lost.

Answer 1

You can clone a github repository in 2 ways. You can choose the type while cloning the repository.

1. HTTPS

   git clone https://github.com/flyway/flyway.git

You may need to provide username/password if it is a private repository.

2. SSH

   git clone [email protected]:flyway/flyway.git

You need to setup ssh keys in your PC and update in your github account.

Read more about

Adding SSH Keys

Which remote URL should I use?

Answer 2

Try cloning repository by https link git clone https://github.com/github_user_name/repository_name

And you can add the SSH key manually into your github account.

1. Print your public SSH key cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
2. Copy the output
3. Go to your github account setting. Select SSH Keys from Personal settings.
4. Select new SSH Key and paste the output of cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub. You can give some name to remember the computer name.