https://github.com/smartlegionlab/github-ssh-key
Simplifies the cloning of private GitHub repositories, for example on Termux or on a server.
https://github.com/smartlegionlab/github-ssh-key
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Simplifies the cloning of private GitHub repositories, for example on Termux or on a server.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/smartlegionlab/github-ssh-key
- Owner: smartlegionlab
- License: bsd-3-clause
- Created: 2024-05-13T01:09:39.000Z (about 2 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2025-06-13T11:53:15.000Z (11 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-07-16T07:15:08.832Z (10 months ago)
- Topics: cli-app, git-clone, git-cloner, github-ssh, github-ssh-key, pypi, python-cli-app, python3, smartlegionlab, termux, termux-tool, termux-tools
- Language: Python
- Homepage:
- Size: 41 KB
- Stars: 5
- Watchers: 3
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# github-ssh-key v1.0.0
GitHub ssh key manager. Console utility for creating, getting, testing,
using public ssh keys for GitHub.
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## Supported:
- Linux: All.
- Termux (Android).
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## Images:
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## 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.
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## ⚠️ 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](https://github.com/smartlegionlab/github-ssh-key/blob/master/DISCLAIMER.md)
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## 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](https://python.org)
- Go to the project folder
- `pip install -r requirements.txt`
- `python github-ssh-key.py`
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## License
**[BSD 3-Clause License](https://github.com/smartlegionlab/github-ssh-key/blob/master/LICENSE)**
Copyright (©) 2026, [Alexander Suvorov](https://github.com/smartlegionlab)
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