{% capture mac-content-gen %}
1. Open a command-line terminal.
2. Paste the text below, substituting in your GitHub email address.
```none
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "your_email@example.com"
```
This creates a new SSH key, using the provided email as a label.
```none
Generating public/private rsa key pair.
```
3. When prompted with "Enter a file in which to save the key", press the Return key (Enter) to accept the default location.
```none
Enter a file in which to save the key (/Users/you/.ssh/id_rsa):
```
4. At the prompt, type a secure passphrase, and re-enter as prompted.
```none
Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):
Enter same passphrase again:
```
{% endcapture %}
{{ mac-content-gen | markdownify }}
{% capture win-content-gen %}
1. Open Git Bash.
2. Paste the text below, substituting in your GitHub email address.
```none
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "your_email@example.com"
```
This creates a new SSH key, using the provided email as a label.
```none
Generating public/private rsa key pair.
```
3. When prompted with "Enter a file in which to save the key", press the Return key (Enter) to accept the default location.
```none
Enter a file in which to save the key (c/Users/you/.ssh/id_rsa):
```
4. At the prompt, type a secure passphrase, and re-enter as prompted.
```none
Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):
Enter same passphrase again:
```
{% endcapture %}
{{ win-content-gen | markdownify }}
{% capture linux-content-gen %}
1. Open a command-line terminal.
2. Paste the text below, substituting in your GitHub email address.
```none
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "your_email@example.com"
```
This creates a new SSH key, using the provided email as a label.
```none
Generating public/private rsa key pair.
```
3. When prompted with "Enter a file in which to save the key", press the Return key (Enter) to accept the default location.
```none
Enter a file in which to save the key (/home/you/.ssh/id_rsa):
```
4. At the prompt, type a secure passphrase, and re-enter as prompted.
```none
Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):
Enter same passphrase again:
```
{% endcapture %}
{{ linux-content-gen | markdownify }}