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Commit ca8639a4 by Felix Eckhofer
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Clarify the key generation step

Users must not change the default filename or they will have to create a suitable .ssh/config which is out-of-scope here.
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doc/ssh/README.md
......@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ To generate a new SSH key, use the following command:
ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "$your_email"
```
This command will prompt you for a location and filename to store the key
pair and for a password. When prompted for the location and filename, you
can press enter to use the default.
pair and for a password. When prompted for the location and filename, just
press enter to use the default. If you use a different name, the key will not
be used automatically.
Use the command below to show your public key:
```bash
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