Generate SSH keys
11 March 2022 (Updated 11 March 2022)
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Generate keys
ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "<email>"
Add key to SSH agent
eval "$(ssh-agent -s)" && ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
Add keys to GitHub
Copy your SSH public key to your clipboard.
xclip -selection clipboard < ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub
Add copied key to SSH keys page. Make sure not to add any new lines.
Delete any old and redundant keys.
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