Git Set SSH Command

To change the ssh command used by Git when connecting to a remote system we can use the core.sshCommand config option or the GIT_SSH_COMMAND environment variable.

Set the SSH Command Globally

$# Set the SSH command to use a specific SSH key
$git config --global core.sshCommand "ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa"

Set Using An Environment Variable

$# Can be added to your ~/.profile or ~/.bash_profile
$export GIT_SSH_COMMAND="ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa"