So you want to use git like a pro but are helplessly overwhelmed?

As sorry as I am to say, that’s pretty standard.

How about some help?

To get to a working git setup you can use , you need a few things:

1. An ssh key pair
2. git installed
3. A GitHub account (or any other git repository service, but let’s not overcomplicate this)
4. Your ssh key deposited on GitHub

§ 1. Generating the ssh key pair

You get your ssh key by running

ssh-keygen

followed by a few <RET>s.

Now, you should have two new files in .ssh, id_ed25519 and id_ed25519.pub:

ls ~/.ssh
known_hosts id_ed25519 id_ed25519.pub

Done.

§ 2. Install git

My favorite method is via Nix, but please just refer to git’s home page.

§ 3. Get a GitHub account

Pretty simple: Go here and follow the process.

§ 4. Set up ssh for GitHub

Follow this guide.

And then check whether everything worked:

ssh [email protected] # should greet you nicely

And that’s it. Nice! :)