<h1 id="heading-intro">Intro</h1>
<p>If you have setup ssh authentification to GitHub and if you are annoyed at setting ssh-agent and github key everytime you pull/push to git, here is how you automate it 😁</p>
<h1 id="heading-edit-linux-profile">Edit linux profile</h1>
<p>This is based on linux WSL2 system</p>
<ul>
<li>Edit your linux profile <pre><code>nano <span class="hljs-operator">~</span><span class="hljs-operator">/</span>.profile
</code></pre></li>
<li>And add eval <pre><code>`eval `ssh<span class="hljs-operator">-</span>agent` 
ssh<span class="hljs-operator">-</span>add <span class="hljs-operator">~</span><span class="hljs-operator">/</span>.ssh/github<span class="hljs-operator">-</span>key
</code></pre></li>
<li>Close current terminal and open new terminal </li>
<li>You should have these lines printed out at start of terminal <pre><code>Agent pid XXXX Identity added: <span class="hljs-operator">/</span>root<span class="hljs-operator">/</span>.ssh/github<span class="hljs-operator">-</span>key XXXX
</code></pre></li>
<li>Test fetching/commiting and pushing a change. eg<pre><code>git fetch
git commit <span class="hljs-operator">-</span><span class="hljs-operator">-</span>allow<span class="hljs-operator">-</span>empty <span class="hljs-operator">-</span>m <span class="hljs-string">"test"</span>
git push
</code></pre></li>
</ul>
<h1 id="heading-credits">Credits</h1>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/generating-a-new-ssh-key-and-adding-it-to-the-ssh-agent" class="autolinkedURL autolinkedURL-url" target="_blank">docs.github.com/en/authentication/connectin..</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/generating-a-new-ssh-key-and-adding-it-to-the-ssh-agent">Create ssh key</a></li>
</ul>
<h1 id="heading-shameless-plugs">Shameless Plugs</h1>
<ul>
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<p>Hope this saves you some time and getting annoyed 😒😁</p>
<p>Feel free to comment with questions or feedback✌️</p>
<p>Happy coding,</p>
<p>Az 👨🏾‍💻</p>
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# Intro

If you have setup ssh authentification to GitHub and if you are annoyed at setting ssh-agent and github key everytime you pull/push to git, here is how you automate it 😁

# Edit linux profile

This is based on linux WSL2 system

- Edit your linux profile 
```
nano ~/.profile 
```
- And add eval 
```
`eval `ssh-agent` 
ssh-add ~/.ssh/github-key 
```
- Close current terminal and open new terminal 
- You should have these lines printed out at start of terminal 
```
Agent pid XXXX Identity added: /root/.ssh/github-key XXXX
```
- Test fetching/commiting and pushing a change. eg
```
git fetch
git commit --allow-empty -m "test"
git push
```

# Credits
- https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/generating-a-new-ssh-key-and-adding-it-to-the-ssh-agent
- [Create ssh key](https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/generating-a-new-ssh-key-and-adding-it-to-the-ssh-agent)

# Shameless Plugs 
- [Join me and invest commission-free with Freetrade. Get started with a free share worth £3-£200.](https://magic.freetrade.io/join/asrin/447192e9)
- [Start a blog on Hashnode](https://hashnode.com/@azcodez/joinme)
- [Transfer money internationally with Wise](https://wise.com/invite/ath/asrind)
- [Join coinbase with my and you will earn some free crypto as well](https://coinbase.com/join/dayana_m40?src=android-link)

Hope this saves you some time and getting annoyed 😒😁

Feel free to comment with questions or feedback✌️

Happy coding,

Az 👨🏾‍💻

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Software engineer focusing on PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, CI/CD, GitHub, AWS, Azure &amp;  Magento Commerce. I enjoy code for good projects, tech, gym, nature, travel, fried chicken, and coffee.
