Git how to clone with SSH key, username

Question

I have the following and i need to clone the repository in either windows terminal command prompt or linux.

• URL: git@xxxxx.com:xxx/xxx/git

Answer 1

I suggest that you follow those steps:

Step 1: Check for existing SSH keys

$> ls -al ~/.ssh

Do you see any files named id_rsa and id_rsa.pub?

If yes go to Step 3

If no, you need to generate them

Step 2: Generate a new SSH key

$> ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "yourEmail"

Add your SSH key to the ssh-agent

$> eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"

$> ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa

Step 3.1: Add the SSH key to your GIT account.

Get your public key

$> cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

Go to your GIT project -> Settings -> SSH keys

Then past the content of your public key in SSH keys

Step 3.2: Force SSH Client To Use Given Private Key

This is an alternative solution when you can't set keys on your Git account

$> sudo nano ~/.ssh/config

Then change this line

IdentityFile

Step 4: Clone the project

$> git clone git@xxxxx.com:xxx/xxx/git