Getting Started with Git

Sign Up for Github

https://github.com/

Setup SSH with Github

• Open terminal

• Do command: ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "your_email@example.com"

• Press enter through enter pass phrase prompts

• Do command: pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

  • Copies SSH key onto clipboard, CMD + V (mac) or CTRL + V (windows) to paste

• Hook up SSH key with github

  • Go to profile > settings https://github.com/settings/profile
  • Go to SSH and GPG Keys
  • Click new SSH Key
  • Enter a name for title (usually your computer model. example: Dko's Macbook Pro 13 2019)
  • Paste Key
  • Click Add SSH Key

References:

• https://help.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/generating-a-new-ssh-key-and-adding-it-to-the-ssh-agent

You can now clone/push/pull/etc repositories from github without signing in every time!