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#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Script to automate setup of Github SSH keys
# - Generates an SSH key pair:
# - ~/.ssh/github-prime (private)
# - ~/.ssh/github-prime.pub (public)
# - Starts the SSH agent
# - Configures the SSH agent to automatically load keys
# - Prompts the user to share their public key with github
#
# Follows documentated process from Github:
# https://docs.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/generating-a-new-ssh-key-and-adding-it-to-the-ssh-agent
# Prompt user for the their email
read -p "Enter your email address: " email
# Generate a new SSH keypair with an empty passphrase
# at ~/.ssh/github-prime
ssh-keygen \
-C "${email}" \
-f ~/.ssh/github-prime \
-q \
-N ""
# Start the SSH agent
eval "$(ssh-agent -s)" > /dev/null
# Modify ~/.ssh/config
# to automatically load keys
echo "
Host github.com
AddKeysToAgent yes
IdentityFile ~/.ssh/github-prime
" >> ~/.ssh/config
# Add the SSH private key to ssh-agent
ssh-add -K ~/.ssh/github-prime
pubKey=$(cat ~/.ssh/github-prime.pub)
# Print the public key, and prompt the user to configure it in
# their github account
echo "
Successfully created an SSH Key!
But you still need to register this key with your github account.
Go to:
https://github.com/settings/ssh/new
(you may be prompted to login)
In the Title field enter: \"My Macbook Laptop\"
For the Key field, copy and paste the following text:
${pubKey}
Then press the \"Add SSH Key\" button. And you're done!
";
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