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authorFelix Eckhofer <felix@eckhofer.com>2016-01-05 13:02:45 +0100
committerFelix Eckhofer <felix@eckhofer.com>2016-01-05 13:06:08 +0100
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Clarify the key generation step
Users must not change the default filename or they will have to create a suitable .ssh/config which is out-of-scope here.
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@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ To generate a new SSH key, use the following command:
ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "$your_email"
```
This command will prompt you for a location and filename to store the key
-pair and for a password. When prompted for the location and filename, you
-can press enter to use the default.
+pair and for a password. When prompted for the location and filename, just
+press enter to use the default. If you use a different name, the key will not
+be used automatically.
Use the command below to show your public key:
```bash