Git-Key

A command line tool to make git ssh configuration easy

Getting Started

These instructions will show you how to quickly create an ssh key and add it to your github account without leaving the terminal

Installing

npm install -g git-key

Using

Create your ssh key

git-key

Create an ssh key with a specified name

git-key add -n myName

Create an ssh key with a passphrase (No passphrase is default)

git-key add -p // Will prompt for passphrase
git-key add -p pass // Supplied passphrase "pass"

Force replace existing ssh key (Forgo confirmation prompt)

git-key add -f

Combine options

git-key add -fn myName -p pass

Configure username and/or password. WARNING!!! This is not secured. Your github credentials will be stored in a configuration file. Unencrypted currently.

git-key config -u [email protected] // Will still prompt for password
git-key config -u [email protected] -p password

Configure ssh directory

git-key config -d ~/Developer/MyDirectory

Reset configuration to default values (directory: ~/.ssh, username: null, password: null)

git-key reset

Print help

git-key -h
git-key add -h
// etc

Authors

• Jay Deaton - Github

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details