I feel you!!! I usually try to connect to git repositories over SSH, but every once in a while I forget all the setup steps. Historically GitHub's documentation on these matters has been great, but the last time I looked all I saw was piles and piles of writing on GitHub's CLI! I don't want to use their shitty software--much less be locked in to using their shitty software after having lost familiarity with the regular git cli--but they've been making it so hard not to! Luckily I did eventually remind myself how to get SSH to work.
I do definitely recommend using SSH over an application password, if you remember to make this change next time you add a git remote. :)
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I feel you!!! I usually try to connect to git repositories over SSH, but every once in a while I forget all the setup steps. Historically GitHub's documentation on these matters has been great, but the last time I looked all I saw was piles and piles of writing on GitHub's CLI! I don't want to use their shitty software--much less be locked in to using their shitty software after having lost familiarity with the regular git cli--but they've been making it so hard not to! Luckily I did eventually remind myself how to get SSH to work.
I do definitely recommend using SSH over an application password, if you remember to make this change next time you add a git remote. :)