Commit 67e7a15e authored by Ben Bodenmiller's avatar Ben Bodenmiller Committed by Evan Read

docs: improve OpenSSH installation on Windows options

parent a1566898
...@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ comes pre-installed on GNU/Linux and macOS, but not on Windows. ...@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ comes pre-installed on GNU/Linux and macOS, but not on Windows.
Depending on your Windows version, there are different methods to work with Depending on your Windows version, there are different methods to work with
SSH keys. SSH keys.
### Installing the SSH client for Windows 10 ### Windows 10: Windows Subsystem for Linux
Starting with Windows 10, you can Starting with Windows 10, you can
[install the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10) [install the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10)
...@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ where you can run Linux distributions directly on Windows, without the overhead ...@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ where you can run Linux distributions directly on Windows, without the overhead
of a virtual machine. Once installed and set up, you'll have the Git and SSH of a virtual machine. Once installed and set up, you'll have the Git and SSH
clients at your disposal. clients at your disposal.
### Installing the SSH client for Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 ### Windows 10, 8.1, and 7: Git for Windows
The easiest way to install Git and the SSH client on Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 The easiest way to install Git and the SSH client on Windows 8.1 and Windows 7
is [Git for Windows](https://gitforwindows.org). It provides a BASH is [Git for Windows](https://gitforwindows.org). It provides a Bash
emulation (Git Bash) used for running Git from the command line and the emulation (Git Bash) used for running Git from the command line and the
`ssh-keygen` command that is useful to create SSH keys as you'll learn below. `ssh-keygen` command that is useful to create SSH keys as you'll learn below.
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