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I'm using windows 8 64-bit and the latest version of GIT.
I'm trying to generate ssh keys using ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "[email protected]" but cannot create the key I'm getting an error.

http://content.screencast.com/users/DineshJasti/folders/Jing/media/24c3f3fc-43d6-437b-b1ca-083946afc55b/2013-10-20_2115.png

I tried giving some name to my key then it gave me an error:

could not connect to your authentication agent

http://content.screencast.com/users/DineshJasti/folders/Jing/media/8a88fad4-8b1d-40de-9dc7-4c5f9db12f20/2013-10-20_2132.png

Can some one help me to solve this problem?

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Based on your working directory, it seems you are not in the .ssh folder. I think that's what is causing the problem.

Github provides an excellent step by step tutorial to create an ssh key and add it later on Github.

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That is the tutorial I have been following and I also tried doing the same from .ssh directory but no change in result.
Can you echo %HOMEPATH% and tell me what it gives you?
Homepath returns a path to my user directory. Screen shot screencast.com/t/D50waSfjs
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ssh key generation is based on the environment variable HOME.
HOME isn't defined by default.
It is defined only if you start a git session through git-cmd.bat:

@if not exist "%HOME%" @set HOME=%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%
@if not exist "%HOME%" @set HOME=%USERPROFILE%

Make sure that %HOME% exists, and everything else ssh-related should work just fine.

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Echo home returns home and homepath gives me the user directory. Screen shot screencast.com/t/D50waSfjs
@DineshJasti your screenshot shows that HOME isn't defined. My answer stands.
Tanq VonC excuting this '@if not exist "%HOME%" @set HOME=%USERPROFILE%' solved my problem but I'm unable to add it when I execute 'ssh-add' it says "Could not open a connection to your authentication agent".Any solution plz..
@DineshJasti are you sure you want to manage ssh keys with passphrase? If so, try stackoverflow.com/a/7353153/6309 (add a bashrc file in C:\your\path\to\PortableGit-1.8.4-preview20130916\etc) to make sure the ssh-agent is running.
Sry for the late reply.Let me give you a overview of my situation I have installed and used GIT in my old laptop and have been using it along with pycharm and Heroku but now I have got a new laptop in which I'm trying to install and use git I have set the global name and email ID and now am trying to create a SSH key to link it with my account my main purpose is to use Heroku and I couldn't get it done coz of all these errors.So,now if u there is any other way plz guide me.And I havent set any pass phrase during the key generation.
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