Setting a custom path for git private SSH key on linux

Question

I\'m trying to setup a git client on linux. I uploaded my private key to the machine, and I understand that I should put it in ~/.ssh, but I don\'t have access to that folder.

Answer 1

One option is to use ssh-agent and provide a file name to ssh-add.

For example:

$ ssh-agent /bin/bash
$ ssh-add ~/mykeys/id_rsa