adding ssh key to Git account

Question

I generate a new ssh key and I try to add in my Git account I follow the steps in this link

In the last phase when generating a new ssh key, I try to add the new ssh to the ssh-agent using this code

$ ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa

I have an error like

$ ssh-add ~/ .ssh/id_rsa Error loading key "/c/Users/hp/": Is a directory .ssh/id_rsa: No such file or directory

Thanks in advance for your help

Can you provide more information about your environment. As it seems you're using NIX commands on a Windows machine. — Maarten Bicknese
– Maarten Bicknese, Commented Sep 5, 2016 at 10:32

Jakuje · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-05 10:40:34Z

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You have a space in your command in the quote, which should not be there:

ssh-add ~/ .ssh/id_rsa

The path should be without a space:

ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa

answered Sep 5, 2016 at 10:40

Jakuje

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