I initialized a local git repository on my desktop running Linux Mint 13. To push to the repository on Assembla I need to have an ssh key.
I first try to generate a new key as such in the terminal:
$ ssh-keygen -t rsa
The response is:
Enter file in which to save the key (/home/ryan/.ssh/id_rsa):
I tried "gitrep". Then I get the following message.
Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):
Enter same passphrase again:
I left them blank because they are optional as far as I know, but just for the record, adding a passphrase does not change the result. Then...
Your identification has been saved in gitrep.
Your public key has been saved in gitrep.pub.
The key fingerprint is:
da:80:b9:c5:cd:50:9c:1c:49:7f:b7:db:71:92:1e:6a ryan@ryan-MS-7309
The key's randomart image is:
+--[ RSA 2048]----+
| +++ |
| .=. |
| . . . . |
| + + . . o |
| o + S =..|
| o + o =o|
| . . . E o .|
| . |
| |
+-----------------+
Now, I navigate to home/ryan/.ssh/id_rsa the folder is empty, but here's the strange thing. If I redo the above process again using the same file name for the key it adds in:
gitrep already exists.
Overwrite (y/n)?
I do not understand what is going on.
The next part of my question is what I am supposed to do with this generated file. Do I leave it where it is? Do I copy information out of it to some place on Assembla.
I apologize in advance if I have asked the question in such a way as to not follow the actual process as I am not extremely familiar with the subject.
Since you are just entering gitrep, it's just saving it in your current directory (which is apparently your home directory, judging from your example above).
Check and see if ~/gitrep and ~/gitrep.pub exist. You'll need to copy the contents of the gitrep.pub file to the destination when it asks you for your public key.