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How to cache your ssh key in the macOS keychain
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How to cache your ssh key in the macOS keychain

ssh-add --apple-use-keychain ~/.ssh/id_ed25519

Test

To test that it worked, run ssh-add -L and you should see your key listed.

Also to test your connection to GitHub, run ssh -T [email protected] and you should see a message like this:

Hi <user> You've successfully authenticated, but GitHub does not provide shell access.

Why?

I kept getting prompted for my password every time I pushed to a remote repository, or used GitHub CLI tools like gh clone <repo>.

You can cache your ssh key in the macOS keychain to avoid having to enter your password every time.

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