ssh-keygen' is not recognized as an internal o

Question

I am trying to add ssh keys for usage on github but on my xp on command prompt ssh-keygen does not work. It gives me the following error

ssh-keygen' is not recognized as an internal or external command.

Is there an alternative for generating keys on xp?

Answer 1

ssh-keygen is a utility usually found on Linux distributions. You can use Cygwin on Windows to have most functionality of the Linux command line available to you.

http://www.cygwin.com/

Answer 2

If you previously installed Git, open a git-bash and try the command from there.

Answer 3

for all windows os

cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\bin
ssh-keygen

Answer 4

if you run from cmd on windows check the path System Variable value must have inside C:\Program Files\Git\bin or the path of you git installation on cmd type set to see the variables

Answer 5

Running git bash as an admin worked for me!

Answer 6

STEP 1 Install Git.

STEP 2 Add the path of your git to the environment variables like this C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\bin.

STEP 3 Open new terminal session and try ssh-keygen. It will work.

NOTE New Terminal Window is must!