My personal notes for when I need to help others to set up Git Bash on their machines with Notepad++ as the text editor. 
1. Generate a new SSH Key 
<pre><code>ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "_you[\[email protected\]](https://blog.emmti.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection)_"
</code></pre>2. Start ssh-agent 
<pre><code>\# start the ssh-agent in the background
eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
Agent pid 59566
</code></pre>3. Add key to ssh-agent 
<pre><code>$ ssh-add ~/.ssh/id\_rsa
</code></pre>4. Edit <code>~/.bashrc</code>: 
<pre><code>eval \`ssh-agent\`
ssh-add
</code></pre>5. Set Notepad++ as your text editor 
<pre><code>$ git config --global core.editor \\
"'C:/Program Files (x86)/Notepad++/notepad++.exe' -multiInst -notabbar -nosession -noPlugin"
</code></pre>6. Add the key to either GitHub or BitBucket
<pre><code>$ clip &lt; ~/.ssh/id\_rsa.pub
</code></pre><ul>
<li>Follow the steps here for <a target="_blank" href="https://help.github.com/articles/adding-a-new-ssh-key-to-your-github-account/">GitHub</a>.</li>
<li>Follow step 5 here for <a target="_blank" href="https://confluence.atlassian.com/bitbucket/set-up-ssh-for-git-728138079.html">BitBucket</a>.</li>
</ul>
Sources: <a target="_blank" href="https://help.github.com/categories/ssh/">https://help.github.com/categories/ssh/</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://confluence.atlassian.com/bitbucket/set-up-ssh-for-git-728138079.html">https://confluence.atlassian.com/bitbucket/set-up-ssh-for-git-728138079.html</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5727555/remember-password-git-bash-under-windows">http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5727555/remember-password-git-bash-under-windows</a>
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This article was originally written on Google's Blogger platform and ported to Hashnode on 17 Sep 2022.

My personal notes for when I need to help others to set up Git Bash on their machines with Notepad++ as the text editor. 
 
1\. Generate a new SSH Key 

```
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "_you[\[email protected\]](https://blog.emmti.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection)_"
```

 
2\. Start ssh-agent 

```
\# start the ssh-agent in the background
eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
Agent pid 59566
```
 
3\. Add key to ssh-agent 

```
$ ssh-add ~/.ssh/id\_rsa
```

 
4\. Edit `~/.bashrc`: 

```
eval \`ssh-agent\`
ssh-add
```
 
5\. Set Notepad++ as your text editor 

```
$ git config --global core.editor \\
"'C:/Program Files (x86)/Notepad++/notepad++.exe' -multiInst -notabbar -nosession -noPlugin"
```

6\. Add the key to either GitHub or BitBucket

```
$ clip < ~/.ssh/id\_rsa.pub
``` 

* Follow the steps here for [GitHub](https://help.github.com/articles/adding-a-new-ssh-key-to-your-github-account/).
* Follow step 5 here for [BitBucket](https://confluence.atlassian.com/bitbucket/set-up-ssh-for-git-728138079.html).

 
_Sources:_ 
[https://help.github.com/categories/ssh/](https://help.github.com/categories/ssh/) 
[https://confluence.atlassian.com/bitbucket/set-up-ssh-for-git-728138079.html](https://confluence.atlassian.com/bitbucket/set-up-ssh-for-git-728138079.html) 
[http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5727555/remember-password-git-bash-under-windows](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5727555/remember-password-git-bash-under-windows)

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*This article was originally written on Google's Blogger platform and ported to Hashnode on 17 Sep 2022.*

Windows - Git Bash - Quick Setup with Notepad++ as editor

Some random and not-so-random stuff I came across today and couldn't help keep silent about!
