How to Stop Git From Asking For Your SSH Passphrase on Mac

If you have created  SSH keys to use on GitHub,  Git continues to ask you for your ssh passphrase every time I try to do a pull or a push.

So one way to stop Git from asking for your SSH Key passphrase is to add your private SSH Key as follows:

First start the SSH agent with:

eval $(ssh-agent)


Then add your private key to it:

ssh-add


To save your key permanently:

ssh-add -K

This will save your key by storing it in the keychain.

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Last Updated on March 21, 2021 by Code Guru