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Setting up SSH

This portion will guide you through the process of locating existing SSH keys on your machine, generating new keys, adding them to your SSH-Agent, and connecting them to Github.

If you have never used your machine’s command line interface before, this instruction manual will be a gentle introduction to its features and power. Let’s get started!

Danger IconWith great power comes great responsibility. Because the command line instructions in this guide are tailored specifically to creating and managing SSH keys, you should ensure that each command line instruction is enterred exactly as it is written in this guide. If you encounter errors or unexpected results when entering commands, make sure you read them completely and consult with the troubleshooting section for assistance.

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