Answers for "how to generate ssh key for github"

ssh github generate key

$ ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "[email protected]"

add ssh key to github

$ ls -al ~/.ssh
# Lists the files in your .ssh directory, if they exist

add ssh key to github

### ADD SSH key to Github  ###

# Check if you have a key?
ssh-add -l

# If not? then follow steps to generate key
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C your__gmail

# Now for copy the key use xclip tool or just goto file and copy
sudo apt install xclip
xclip -sel clip < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

# Now goto github.com and goto settings 
# select  SSH and GPG keys
# New SSH key
# Enter "your__choice__name" in title field...
# Paste your public key into the Key field
# Click Add SSH key

DONE!!!

Add your SSH private key to the ssh-agent. If you created your key with a different name, or if you are adding an existing key that has a different name, replace id_rsa in the command with the name of your private key file.

$ cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

create ssh key github

$ ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "[email protected]"

add ssh key to github

ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "[email protected]"