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ssh github generate key

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

Generate a new GitHub SSH key

ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "[your github's email]"

Create GitHub SSH key

ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "ex@email.com"

how to generate ssh keys for git

$ ssh-keygen -o
Generating public/private rsa key pair.
Enter file in which to save the key (/home/schacon/.ssh/id_rsa):
Created directory '/home/schacon/.ssh'.
Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):
Enter same passphrase again:
Your identification has been saved in /home/schacon/.ssh/id_rsa.
Your public key has been saved in /home/schacon/.ssh/id_rsa.pub.
The key fingerprint is:
d0:82:24:8e:d7:f1:bb:9b:33:53:96:93:49:da:9b:e3 schacon@mylaptop.local