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Update adding-a-new-ssh-key-to-your-github-account.md (#1683)
Specifying that the SSH key to copy is the public one. Co-authored-by: hubwriter <hubwriter@github.com>
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{% mac %}
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1. Copy the SSH key to your clipboard.
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1. Copy the SSH public key to your clipboard.
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If your SSH key file has a different name than the example code, modify the filename to match your current setup. When copying your key, don't add any newlines or whitespace.
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If your SSH public key file has a different name than the example code, modify the filename to match your current setup. When copying your key, don't add any newlines or whitespace.
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```shell
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$ pbcopy &lt; ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub
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{% windows %}
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1. Copy the SSH key to your clipboard.
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1. Copy the SSH public key to your clipboard.
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If your SSH key file has a different name than the example code, modify the filename to match your current setup. When copying your key, don't add any newlines or whitespace.
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If your SSH public key file has a different name than the example code, modify the filename to match your current setup. When copying your key, don't add any newlines or whitespace.
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```shell
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$ clip &lt; ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub
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{% linux %}
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1. Copy the SSH public key to your clipboard.
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If your SSH key file has a different name than the example code, modify the filename to match your current setup. When copying your key, don't add any newlines or whitespace.
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If your SSH public key file has a different name than the example code, modify the filename to match your current setup. When copying your key, don't add any newlines or whitespace.
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```shell
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$ sudo apt-get install xclip

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