Open a terminal/shell and type: Open a terminal/shell and type:
$ git config --global user.name "Your name here"
$ git config --global user.email "your_email@example.com"
I also do:
$ git config --global color.ui true
$ git config --global core.editor emacs
$ ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "your_email@example.com"
$ pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
Paste your ssh public key into your github account settings.
Go to your github Account Settings Click “SSH Keys” on the left. Click “Add SSH Key” on the right. Add a label (like “My laptop”) and paste the public key into the big text box. In a terminal/shell, type the following to test it:
$ ssh -T git@github.com
If it says something like the following, it worked:
Hi username! You've successfully authenticated, but Github does
not provide shell access.
If you're facing this error:
~ :> git push origin my-branch
Username for 'https://github.com': myusername
Password for 'https://myusername@github.com': mypassword
remote: Invalid username or password.
fatal: Authentication failed for 'https://github.com/my-repository’
You're gonna need to configure a token on settings > developer settings > personal access token > generate new token
Copy the Personal Access Token and paste it into the “Password” field when you authenticate via the command line.