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GIT installation on Windows and Generating SSH keys

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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 w...