This is how I installed Git and authenticated with my GitHub repo using a ssh key using Windows OS

Download and install git

https://git-scm.com/

Create a folder for a git repo

Create a folder in your windows system
Open folder in git by right clicking and selecting git bash

Create a ssh key (Open ssh type)

ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "AddYourEmail@email.com"

Follow prompts and save to your .ssh folder

View and copy your public key you need to add this later

nano <YOUR_LOCATION_YOU_ADDED_ABOVE>/.ssh/github-key.pub

Go to your github security settings

https://github.com/settings/profile
Cick SSH and GPG keys
Click NewSSH key
Add public key you copied before new SSH key and add add a Title
Add SSH key
You should have a success notification

Add your ssh-agent connection to .profile

Open your git folder using git bash again
Create a .profile or edit it
```
nano ~/.profile
```

Add these contents. Remember to edit to set path to your ssh key!

#! /bin/bash 
eval `ssh-agent -s` 
ssh-add ~/.ssh/<ADD_PATH_TO_SSH_KEY>

Add your ssh-agent connection to .bashrc

You will need to add to bash as well. eg. I am using git terminal in Android studio so I will need to change bashrc
Create a .bashrc or edit it
```
nano ~/.bashrc
```

Add these contents. Remember to edit to set path to your ssh key!

#! /bin/bash 
eval `ssh-agent -s` 
ssh-add ~/.ssh/<ADD_PATH_TO_SSH_KEY>

Restart the app that you are using git cli

You should see something like

Agent pid XXXX
Identity added: xxxxxxxxx

Go to one of your repos and fetch remote repo by running
```
git fetch
```
This should fetch contents without asking for key or ssh agent

Credits

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3669001/getting-ssh-agent-to-work-with-git-run-from-windows-command-shell/15870387#15870387
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18404272/running-ssh-agent-when-starting-git-bash-on-windows
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
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Feel free to comment with questions or feedback✌️

Happy coding,

Az 👨🏾‍💻

Setup GitHub SSH key using Windows

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Download and install git

Create a folder for a git repo

Create a ssh key (Open ssh type)

Go to your github security settings

Add your ssh-agent connection to .profile

Add your ssh-agent connection to .bashrc

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Download and install git

Create a folder for a git repo

Create a ssh key (Open ssh type)

Go to your github security settings

Add your ssh-agent connection to .profile

Add your ssh-agent connection to .bashrc

Credits

Shameless Plugs