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Katherine Wakefield
Courses Plus Student 4,154 PointsWhere are the keys?
I am use to the terminal for github and I have noticed there is no mention of creating keys for security. Does the desktop software take care of that?
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William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 PointsHi, Katherine, if you use Github for Desktop, then yes, it'll take care of SSH key creation for you.
Karina Machado
5,999 PointsTeacher I follow the steps to create and add repository of a project that I have my computer, but when I commit show the message that the didmt cant commit to index.
Katherine Wakefield
Courses Plus Student 4,154 PointsKatherine Wakefield
Courses Plus Student 4,154 PointsGood to know! Thanks for the reply. I have been wondering about this since the release of Github for Desktop. I will be teaching Github to a bunch of newbies next month so I am glad I don't have to have the "SSH keys talk" that will loose the green coders. I have the key creation and adding process down good for Mac, but I had no idea where to begin with Windows people. Shew, the software takes care of it, AWESOME!
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 PointsWilliam Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 PointsI see. Yeah, unlike a Linux/Mac system which we can generate a SSH key in couple of commands, Windows does not natively support the SSH key creation, you need to download another piece of software to do so. Github for Desktop is awesome because it takes away all the hassle of properly setup git, so you may focus on what matters the most -- working with source repositories in Github.