Generated public rsa key on mac for use with git, but can't locate it?
git, macos, openssh, posix, ssh-keys
Solution
By default it stores the key in the `~/.ssh` directory, which is hidden. All directories that start with a period are hidden, but can be seen either by directly naming them or by specifying the `.`, as in:
ls .*
So to get a copy, you can type `cp ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub ~/` and it'll appear in your home directory.
Problem
I'm on mac os X (new to it) and need to generate a public rsa key for use with git (think I got that right). I'm following the directions here: http://help.beanstalkapp.com/faqs/git/generating-and-adding-ssh-keys-on-mac-os-x and have generated the key named (id_rsa.pub) in my home directory, but I don't see it there when I do ls, or when I view through the file explorer gui. Is it like a hidden file or something? How can I see it? I need to email the public key to someone, Thanks