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author | Evan Read <eread@gitlab.com> | 2019-03-14 16:26:27 +0000 |
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committer | Achilleas Pipinellis <axil@gitlab.com> | 2019-03-14 16:26:27 +0000 |
commit | 8756700e898a0313d4b94d25b63a6a3f28c4548c (patch) | |
tree | 9850f82de8496f8f45164a8b72e095b67b53f4f4 /doc/gitlab-basics/create-your-ssh-keys.md | |
parent | 45a4bc300c52a6cf17049626ea682d039efa9fc7 (diff) | |
download | gitlab-ce-8756700e898a0313d4b94d25b63a6a3f28c4548c.tar.gz |
Fix some procedures with misleading instructions
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diff --git a/doc/gitlab-basics/create-your-ssh-keys.md b/doc/gitlab-basics/create-your-ssh-keys.md index da7853d7d34..8fecdc6948e 100644 --- a/doc/gitlab-basics/create-your-ssh-keys.md +++ b/doc/gitlab-basics/create-your-ssh-keys.md @@ -1,35 +1,22 @@ -# How to create your SSH Keys +# How to create your SSH keys -1. Go to your [command line](start-using-git.md) and follow the [instructions](../ssh/README.md) to generate your SSH key pair. - -1. Log in to GitLab with your credentials. -1. In the upper-right corner, click your avatar and then click **Settings**. - -  - -1. Navigate to the **SSH keys** tab. - -  - -1. Paste your **public** key that you generated in the first step in the 'Key' - box. +This topic describes how to create SSH keys. You do this to use Git over SSH instead of Git over HTTP. -  +## Creating your SSH keys +1. Go to your [command line](start-using-git.md) and follow the [instructions](../ssh/README.md) to generate your SSH key pair. +1. Log in to GitLab. +1. In the upper-right corner, click your avatar and select **Settings**. +1. On the **User Settings** menu, select **SSH keys**. +1. Paste the **public** key generated in the first step in the **Key** + text field. 1. Optionally, give it a descriptive title so that you can recognize it in the event you add multiple keys. - -  - -1. Finally, click **Add key** to add it to GitLab. You will be able to see +1. Finally, click the **Add key** button to add it to GitLab. You will be able to see its fingerprint, title, and creation date.  ->**Note:** -Once you add a key, you cannot edit it, only remove it. In case the paste -didn't work, you will have to remove the offending key and re-add it. - ---- - -Congratulations! You are now ready to use Git over SSH, instead of Git over HTTP! +NOTE: **Note:** +Once you add a key, you cannot edit it. If the paste +didn't work, you need to remove the offending key and re-add it. |