How to clone a git repository using SmartGit as ssh client on Linux?

Question

Unable to find clear instructions, and other questions have Windows answers.

Under hosting provider I have toggled 'Use SSH instead of HTTPS to access repositories': gitlab smartgit

And I have configured smartgit as SSH client: smartgit ssh client

I have my ssh key in the right folder: /home/user/.ssh/id_rsa_4096_gitlab

When cloning smartgit still asks me for http authentication. So my questions are:

• How can I clone a private repository using SmartGit as a SSH client on linux?
• At what point is smartgit going to ask me what ssh key to use?
• Or what name should I give my ssh key so smartgit recognizes it?

Answer 1

I forgot that I had to add the ssh:// version of the url, once I did, smartgit asked me for the SSH key location and everything works now.