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authorTomasz Maczukin <tomasz@maczukin.pl>2016-01-13 23:59:00 +0100
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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ already has one by running the following command:
cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
```
-If you see a long string starting with `ssh-rsa` or `ssh-dsa`, you can skip the `ssh-keygen` step.
+If you see a long string starting with `ssh-rsa`, you can skip the `ssh-keygen` step.
Note: It is a best practice to use a password for an SSH key, but it is not
required and you can skip creating a password by pressing enter. Note that
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ To generate a new SSH key, use the following command:
ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "$your_email"
```
This command will prompt you for a location and filename to store the key
-pair and for a password. When prompted for the location and filename, you
-can press enter to use the default.
+pair and for a password. When prompted for the location and filename, just
+press enter to use the default. If you use a different name, the key will not
+be used automatically.
Use the command below to show your public key:
```bash
@@ -29,10 +30,10 @@ cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
```
Copy-paste the key to the 'My SSH Keys' section under the 'SSH' tab in your
-user profile. Please copy the complete key starting with `ssh-` and ending
+user profile. Please copy the complete key starting with `ssh-rsa` and ending
with your username and host.
-To copy your public key to the clipboard, use code below. Depending on your
+To copy your public key to the clipboard, use the code below. Depending on your
OS you'll need to use a different command:
**Windows:**