Use multiple Git SSH identities on a single computer

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  1. gitid

    Management of multiple Git SSH keys made easy

    I.e it doesn't do anything more than the vanilla .gitconfig https://github.com/InderdeepBajwa/gitid#todo

    I may try the one you linked....

  2. Puter.js

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  3. git-identity-manager

    Git identity manager. It allows you to switch between git identities for user, name, and SSH private key used for authoring and publishing git commits.

    I've liked this one for ages: https://github.com/samrocketman/git-identity-manager

    disclaimer: Written by a friend of mine.

  4. dotfiles

    My dotfiles (by ajayvigneshk)

    I've my git config specified like this -> https://github.com/ajayvigneshk/dotfiles/blob/macosx/.config.... This requires the public keys to be available on the `~/.ssh` dir

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