how to use git quickly Part 1

• Suppose you are new to git and github and you want to use it quickly. This is the situation I write this post.
  1. Get a free account of github, that’s easy for you guys.
  2. Install the git on Windows or Linux, that’s easy too.
  3. Then I use the Ubuntu as an example.

configure your git local

• After you install git, open git bash and configure you git, like your user name and email of your github account.git official tutorial

  $ git config --global user.name "John Doe"
  $ git config --global user.email johndoe@example.com

Generating a new SSH key

• Then get your local ssh key and copy it to your github account, git official tutorial

  $ ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "your_email@example.com"

• This creates a new ssh key, using the provided email as a label.

  Generating public/private rsa key pair.

• When you’re prompted to “Enter a file in which to save the key,” press Enter. This accepts the default file location.

  Enter a file in which to save the key (/Users/you/.ssh/id_rsa): [Press enter]

• At the prompt, type a secure passphrase. And if you want to skip the password, just press Enter twice and it will be done.

  Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase): [Type a passphrase]
  Enter same passphrase again: [Type passphrase again]

Adding your SSH key to the ssh-agent

• After you generate your ssh key, go to the destination and open the id_rsa.pub and copy the contents like this:
  
• Then log in your github account and find the setting part
  
• And then from the left menu to find the SSH and GPG Keys
  
• Click the right button and add new ssh key
  
• You will be asked add the title and ssh key
  

Testing your ssh connection with github

• Now go back to your git bash, and type into

  ssh -T git@github.com

• You will get the response like this
  
• That means you connect to your github successfully! Congratuations!

Next step

• Since you have configured your git and github, let’s do a simple practice now. Go to Part2 how to use git quickly part 2