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@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Table Of Content:
 1. How do I prepare git to work?
    a) Install git-core
    b) Configure git globally
+   c) Configure ssh environment to work with git
 2. How do I commit a new .spec file or package to the repository?
    a) Clone an empty repository (note: it will be automatically created on server
       side.)
@@ -49,6 +50,29 @@ Replace "your_git_login" and "John Doe" accordingly.
 
 Above commands will create ~/.gitconfig file with proper settings.
 
+c) Configure ssh environment to work with git
+
+If you plan to use non default ssh key pair, it's better to put some info about 
+it to your default .ssh/config file. Edit your local Host alias and key path in 
+sample below:
+
+Host git.tld-linux.org
+     User git
+     Hostname git.tld-linux.org
+     PreferredAuthentications publickey
+     IdentityFile /home/users/YOURUSER/.ssh/YOUR_KEY_FILE
+
+To test if ssh works, do the:
+
+ssh -T git.tld-linux.org
+
+you should get similar answer:
+
+hello USER, the gitolite version here is x.y.z
+the gitolite config gives you the following access:
+     R   W      TLD
+	(...)
+
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 2. How do I commit a new .spec file or package to the repository?