Github Cheatsheet

Setting up ssh

Check if you have ssh setup in your machine by running:

sh $ ls -al ~/.ssh

There should be a file called id_rsa.pub, id_dsa.pub, id_ecdsa.pub or id_ed25519.pub.

If not you need to generate a new SSH Key with:

sh ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "your_email@example.com"

Copy the public key via

sh $ pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub # Copies the contents of the id_rsa.pub file to your clipboard

Create a new ssh in github settings. Set the title and for the key you need to paste the public key that was previously stored in the clipboard. To test if the ssh setup is successful run:

sh $ ssh -T git@github.com

and you should get a response similar to

Hi lyc4n! You've successfully authenticated, but GitHub does not provide shell access.