Git always ask passphrase for key

Question

I had a problem when using git at times.

When I use the command git pull origin my_branch or git fetch or git push origin my

Answer 1

It's because your private SSH key is protected using a passphrase. You can remove it using this command (not recommended since anyone could copy your key and use it to access your repos/account):

$ ssh-keygen -p
Enter file in which the key is (/path/to/your/.ssh/key):

enter your current passphrase when prompted here:

Enter old passphrase:
Key has comment 'rsa w/o comment'

leave empty if you want to remove the passphrase when prompted here:

Enter new passphrase (empty for no passphrase):
Enter same passphrase again:
Your identification has been saved with the new passphrase.