Git Command Line Tool

Install the gh command line tool from GitHub

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1. Close any open GitBash windows you may have open.
2. Navigate to the GitHub CLI download page.
3. Click to download button.
4. Once the installer downloads, open the file and follow the on-screen instructions.

Setup GitHub for “Authentication”

In order to use Git locally in a secure manner, we need to connect our computer with github.com. (For further information about this process, visit GitHub Instructions: Caching GitHub credentials)

Open the GitBash application.

• Once opened, run this command:
  • gh auth login
• Use arrow keys to select GitHub.com
• Select SSH
• When prompted with Generate a new SSH Key to add to your GitHub account (Y / n), press y and enter
• When prompted to enter a passphrase, you may enter a new passphprase here press enter to skip this step.
  • Skipping this step removes the burden of having to re-enter your password every time you use this tool from your laptop.
  • It also means that anyone with access to your laptop can access your github account
• Press “Enter” when prompted to give a Title for your SSH key.
• When prompted with Authenticate Git with your GitHub credentials (Y / n), press y and enter
• Select Login with a web browser
• Copy the one time code shown in yout terminal and then press enter. This will open GitHub.com in a web page.
• If not signed in, you will be prompted to sign in.
• GitHub will prompt you for the one time code you copied from the terminal. Paste/enter it in the appropriate boxes.
• Click Authorize GitHub
• You can close the web browser and press enter in your terminal to continue.

Your terminal should confirm that you have authenticated successfully:

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