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.
2. Install openssh, or make sure you have it installed with the ssh command.
3. During the generation process, enter your email that you use when working with GitHub.
4. Do not change the default file name.
5. Don't set a passphrase if you don't want to enter it every time.
6. Copying ssh key.
7. Highlight and completely copy your ssh key.
8. Adding ssh key to your GitHub account.
9. Highlight and completely copy your ssh key.
10. Add your ssh key to your GitHub account.
11. Testing the ssh key (Testing the connection).
12. 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