How do I fix the errors for each line when connecting SSH to github?

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$ ssh -T [email protected]
/c/Users/user/.ssh/config line 1: no argument after keyword "host*"
/c/Users/user/.ssh/config line 5: no argument after keyword "identityfile~/.ssh/id_ed25519"
/c/Users/user/.ssh/config: terminating, 2 bad configuration options

It looks like you are missing some mandatory whitespace in your .ssh/config file. host * and identity file ~/.ssh/id_ed25519. — chepner
– chepner, Commented Oct 15, 2022 at 2:38
@chepner I agree, except for IdentityFile, which is indeed without space between Identity and File. — VonC
– VonC, Commented Oct 15, 2022 at 7:02
Oops, that's was autocorrect messing with me. I meant identityfile ~/.ssh/id_ed25519. Thanks for pointing that out. — chepner
– chepner, Commented Oct 15, 2022 at 13:26

Maxwell Walker · Accepted Answer · 2024-01-24 19:43:33Z

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The best way I found to do this was delete the config file from .SSH config (after making a copy), and then reconnect to the SSH you need. You can re-add them if you are using a tool like remote explorer in VScode and it will create a new config file for you. The ssh config file is overwriting the default ssh parameters when the connection is happening.

answered Jan 24, 2024 at 19:43

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