davidwarshawsky / GithubScripts

Github SSH Setup Script

This script helps you set up a new SSH key for your Github account, allowing you to use the git command line interface to push and pull repositories from your account.

Prerequisites

• A Unix-based system with bash installed

• A Github account

• The ssh-keygen command installed on your system

Running the script

• Make the script executable with chmod +x github-ssh-setup.sh

• Run the script with ./github-ssh-setup.sh

• Follow the prompts in the terminal to complete the setup

What the script does

1. Prompts you for the email you use for your Github account
2. Generates a new RSA key pair and saves it to ~/.ssh/id_rsa
3. Adds the key to the SSH agent with ssh-add
4. Prompts you for a name for the key
5. Checks if the Github CLI (gh) is installed. If not, it prompts you to install it with brew.
6. Adds the public key to your Github account with the gh ssh-key add command.

Tips

• If you already have an SSH key set up for your Github account and you want to use a new one, make sure to remove the old key from your account before running this script.

• If you don't want to install the Github CLI, you can manually add the public key to your account by going to your Github settings, selecting "SSH and GPG keys", and clicking "New SSH key".