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gitgithubssh.netrc

Ssh key on github

Whenever I want to commit something on my repository, I have to type 

ssh-add ~/.ssh/my_git_key_file

Is there a way to not do that every time I want to commit something? I want to use a .netrc file with this inside instead of the ssh keys:

machine github.com
login <login_github>
password <password_github>
Solution

  • This happens because your SSH daemon is not running. You can fix that by running:

    eval `ssh-agent -s`
ssh-add ~/.ssh/my_git_key_file

    Then it shouldn't ask you again about the SSH password.

    If you want to use the .netrc file, use the HTTPS repository url:

    git remote set-url origin https://github.com/owner/repo.git