How to add ssh key in git bash?

Question

To add key in Gitbash Make sure to use to enable ssh agent first.

eval $(ssh-agent -s)

[enter image description here][1] Now you can add ssh key in git bash using below command.

if you are doing it in windows Git Bash.

ssh-add /c/keyname

How to check if the key is added.

ssh-add -L

you should see the ssh key added here .

Answer 1

Below are the steps:

1. Open Git Bash and run below command on command prompt to generate public-private key pair ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "[email protected]"

2. When you are prompted to "Enter a file in which to save the key," press Enter. This accepts the default file location.

   Enter a file in which to save the key (/c/Users/username/.ssh/id_rsa):[Press enter]

3. At the prompt, type a secure passphrase. You can press enter if you want to leave it blank but its not recommended.

   Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase): [Type a passphrase]
   Enter same passphrase again: [Type passphrase again]

4. Go to /c/Users/username/.ssh/ folder and open id_rsa.pub file and copy entire contents of it.

5. Finally, go to Github -> Settings -> SSH And GPG keys -> Click New RSA (Green Button). Give some meaningful title to the key and paste the public key copied in step 4 above. Now click on Add SSH Key button.

Congrats, you have added public key to github successfully and now you can use gitbash to access github repositories.