GIT installation on Windows and Generating SSH keys

• Download msysgit. 

• Double click on the .exe

•  Once installed, when I click the Windows button and type git (since I’m using Windows 7) I'll see 'Git Bash', 'Git Gui', 'Uninstall Git'.  Click 'Git Bash'.  Once I have the git bash open, I run 'git –version'  to make sure everything is working:

Generating the Secure Shell (aka SSH) Keys

• If you have an existing keypair you wish to use, you can skip this step.

• Now it’s time to generate a new keypair. Lets make an RSA keypair:

• $ ssh-keygen -t rsa  -C "amal9994kumar@gmail.com"

Enter  the file name as id_rsa

 

Enter  the passphrase

Confirm your passphrase

You have generated two files id_rsa and id_rsa.pub

• Copy these two files(id_rsa and id_rsa.pub) to the .ssh folder (found in the present working directory) 
• Now copy the key in the id_rsa.pub file and add it to your Github account.

• To test the working, issue the command ssh git@github.com 

Thats it your are done...!!