github-ssh-key ^v1.0.0

GitHub ssh key manager. Console utility for creating, getting, testing, using public ssh keys for GitHub.

Supported:

• Linux: All.
• Termux (Android).

Images:

Description:

github-ssh-key - GitHub ssh key manager. Console utility for creating, getting, testing, using public ssh keys for GitHub.

Possibilities:

• Convenient interactive menu.
• Generating ssh keys for GitHub.
• Output ssh key to the console.
• Adding ssh key to GitHub.
• Checking the ssh key, testing the connection.
• Interactive menu for working with the utility.
• Interactive menu for help.
• Launch the default browser with a page for adding ssh key on GitHub.
• Cloning private repositories via ssh.
• Running individual commands.

⚠️ Disclaimer

By using this software, you agree to the full disclaimer terms.

Summary: Software provided "AS IS" without warranty. You assume all risks.

Full legal disclaimer: See DISCLAIMER.md

Help:

Install and use:

Install:

pip install github-ssh-key

github-ssh-key

Use:

To access GitHub over ssh, you should run some sequence of actions.

• Install openssh;
• Generate new ssh keys;
• Copy the public key;
• Add your public key to GitHub;
• Check the connection;

This utility provides you with these capabilities.

Adding a key to your GitHub account involves several steps:

1. Generating new ssh key.
   • Install openssh, or make sure you have it installed with the ssh command.
   • During the generation process, enter your email that you use when working with GitHub.
   • Do not change the default file name.
   • Don't set a passphrase if you don't want to enter it every time.
2. Copying ssh key.
   • Highlight and completely copy your ssh key.
3. Adding ssh key to your GitHub account.
   • Highlight and completely copy your ssh key.
   • Add your ssh key to your GitHub account.
4. Testing the ssh key (Testing the connection).
   • For a successful connection, you had to follow these steps:
     • Generate ssh key.
     • Highlight and completely copy your ssh key.
     • Add ssh key to your GitHub account.
     • If you did everything correctly, you will see a personalized greeting.

Also, directly from the interactive menu, you can clone your private repository using ssh.

To get help with commands, use:

github-ssh-key [command] -h

github-ssh-key new -h github-ssh-key show -h github-ssh-key add -h github-ssh-key test -h github-ssh-key clone -h github-ssh-key help -h

Commands:

github-ssh-key [command] [args]

• run github-ssh-key run
• new github-ssh-key new -e [your email]
• show github-ssh-key show
• add github-ssh-key add
• test github-ssh-key test
• clone github-ssh-key clone -l [GitHub login] -n [repo name]

Variant 1:

• Go to the project folder
• python setup.py install
• github-ssh-key

Variant 2:

• Install python
• Go to the project folder
• pip install -r requirements.txt
• python github-ssh-key.py

License

BSD 3-Clause License

Copyright (©) 2026, Alexander Suvorov