guyzmo/git-repo

Suggest adding SSH key when none is present

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#184 opened on Dec 12, 2017

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Description

Currently if you try to clone a repository from github and you don't have any ssh keys configured at github, you will fail to clone and get such message:

Fatal error: fatal: Could not read from remote repository.

Please make sure you have the correct access rights
and the repository exists.

Even Permission denied (publickey). message is not shown.

@guyzmo offered to "suggest adding an SSH key when none is present"

Contributor guide

Tech stack
pythonshell
Domain
clideveloper experience
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
basic understanding of gitfamiliarity with SSH keys
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60
Research direction
Review the issue and the comment by @guyzmo for the proposed suggestion. The goal is to detect when no SSH key is configured for GitHub and prompt the user to add one. Look at the existing git repo codebase to understand how it handles remote operations and SSH authentication. The implementation should check for SSH keys before cloning and provide a clear suggestion if none are found.