Github

SSH connection 1, 2

1. Check whether the SSH keys exist:

   $ cd ~/.ssh
   $ ls
   

   If there is no Private or Public key, may need to create one by:

   $ ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "your_email@example.com"
   

   id_rsa and id_rsa.pub will be public and private key respectively.

2. To add a public key to GitHub account

   • Log in to GitHub account and click on profile picture.
   • From the dropdown menu, select "Settings".
   • On the settings page, click on the "SSH and GPG keys" button in the sidebar.
   • Click on the "New SSH key" button.
   • Enter any title for the key and copy the content of the id_rsa.pub file generated in the previous step and paste it into the "Key" input box.
   • click the "Add SSH key" button to add the public key to GitHub account.

3. Connection

   • ssh -T git@github.com
   • If shows Hi username! You’ve successfully authenticated, but GitHub does not provide shell access, then it sucess.
   • For remote connection, may need to use in the format of git@github.com:XXX/XXX.git