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How to Setup & Connect Additional Github.com Account(s) to the Github CLI

How to Setup & Connect additional Github.com Account(s) to the Github CLI

Assuming you've already created your additional Github account, here are the steps:

1. Generate a PAT (personal access token) // not going to go through these steps
2. Generate an SSH key
3. Connect your account to github

1. Generate a PAT (personal access token)

// not going to go through these steps

2. Generate an SSH key

In your terminal, run the following command and then follow the obvious prompts:

ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "<your-github-account-email>"

3. Connect your account to github

In terminal, run the following command and then follow the obvious prompts:

gh auth login

Prompts:

• What account do you want to log into?: GitHub.com
• What is your preferred protocol for Git operations on this host?: SSH
• Upload your SSH public key to your GitHub account? <path-to-your.pub>
• Title for your SSH key: GitHub CLI
• How would you like to authenticate GitHub CLI?

You are now logged in.

To switch between your accounts, use:

gh auth switch