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## Generating a GPG key
+>**Notes:**
+- If your Operating System has `gpg2` installed, replace `gpg` with `gpg2` in
+ the following commands.
+- If Git is using `gpg` and you get errors like `secret key not available` or
+ `gpg: signing failed: secret key not available`, run the following command to
+ change to `gpg2`:
+ ```
+ git config --global gpg.program gpg2
+ ```
+
If you don't already have a GPG key, the following steps will help you get
started: