ls -al ~/.ssh
# Lists the files in your .ssh directory, if they exist

ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "your_email@example.com"
# Creates a new ssh key, using the provided email as a label

# start the ssh-agent in the background
eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
# Agent pid 59566

ssh-add ~/.ssh/your_private_key_rsa

pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
# Copies the contents of the id_rsa.pub file to your clipboard

ssh -T git@github.com
# Attempts to ssh to GitHub