
SSH Agent is a helper program for signing in to the clients, which, well, requires signing in. Before starting the cloning process and downloading a repository on our local system, it is better to make you understand a simple yet relevant term called SSH Agent. It is made possible by a tool or program called ssh-agent. One of the main advantages of using SSH for cloning is that you don't have to enter the password multiple times for the hundreds of operations you do in a day.

In this tutorial, we will share some thoughts on cloning a remote GitHub repository using SSH.


By now, we hope that you have a good understanding of SSH and have generated the SSH keys on your system. In the previous tutorials about SSH, we have learned What SSH Authentication is and How to Generate SSH Keys in Git.
