how to login github in terminal

Logging into your GitHub account via the terminal is a great way to gain access to your repositories and projects. It is especially useful if you don't have access to a graphical interface or if you want to save time.

In order to log in terminal, you first need to generate an SSH key. SSH (Secure Shell) uses keys instead of passwords as an extra layer of protection and authentication.

To generate an SSH key, open up the terminal of your choice and type in the command:@

$ ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "your_email@example.com"

This command will prompt you for a file name for storing your key and create two text files in the same directory for public and private keys respectively. Copy the contents of the public key using the command: @

$ cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

 and paste it into a viewable page on GitHub's website (under "Settings"): https://github.com/settings/keys .The page should look like this once you properly added your public key: Now that we've added our key, it's time to login!

Open up your terminal window and type in @ssh -T git@github.com followed by hitting "enter".$ ssh -T git@github.com The first time you do this, it might prompt you with a message saying "The authenticity of host 'github.com (xxx.xxx.xxx)' can't be established"; simply type 'yes' followed by hitting 'enter' when this happens. You should then see something like this: Hi Username! You've successfully authenticated, but GitHub does not provide shell access If everything went well, congratulations! You have now logged into GitHub via your terminal window!

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