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linuxgitgithubsshssh-agent
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Reputation: 2131

How do I use GitHub with SSH without having to run ssh-agent?

In order to push/pull from GitHub using SSH, I have to...

$ eval $(ssh-agent -s)
$ ssh-add ~/.ssh/git_id_rsa
$ git push origin master

However, when I push/pull to remote git repositories I host on my own private server, I can skip the whole ssh-agent stuff and simply

$ git push origin master

How do I do the same with GitHub (push/pull without ssh-agent set-up and ssh-add)?

Upvotes: 18

Views: 6682

Answers (1)

NauT
NauT

Reputation: 426

You can use config file in .ssh directory of your user in order to configure key for particular server:

# ~/.ssh/config
Host github.com
    IdentityFile ~/.ssh/git_id_rsa

You can find more detail on Simplify Your Life With an SSH Config File.

Upvotes: 22

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