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help:general_linux:sshkeys [2022/12/26 14:05]
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   * **Step 1**: Open up a terminal.  On many systems, you can do this by hitting Control-Alt-t.     * **Step 1**: Open up a terminal.  On many systems, you can do this by hitting Control-Alt-t.  
-  * **Step 2**: Check for exisitng ssh key.  "ls -l ~/.ssh/" if it shows //id_rsa.pub// skip to step 4.+  * **Step 2**: Check for existing SSH key.  "ls -l ~/.ssh/" if it shows //id_rsa.pub// skip to step 4.
   * **Step 3**: Type in "ssh-keygen -t rsa". Press [Enter].   * **Step 3**: Type in "ssh-keygen -t rsa". Press [Enter].
 (Note that you can choose another format like "ecdsa" which will create the id_ecdsa and id_ecdsa.pub files.)  (Note that you can choose another format like "ecdsa" which will create the id_ecdsa and id_ecdsa.pub files.)