You can edit markdown files from the Gitlab web site. From the Gitlab home page, click a project on the right
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It is a more efficient work flow to work on files locally on your own computer, and use git tools to push the
modified files back to the Gitlab repository.
#### SSH key requirements
Generate an ssh key:
Add the key via your gitlab profile settings -> ssh keys.
'''
ssh-keygen -t dsa
'''
Edit your ~/.ssh/config file to contain a section like the following:
```
Host gitlab gitlab.iath.virginia.edu
user git
Hostname gitlab.iath.virginia.edu
IdentityFile ~/.ssh/gitlab_id_dsa
EscapeChar none
```
To see the ssh key finger print, use the -lf switch:
'''
ssh-keygen -lf ~/.ssh/gitlab_id_dsa
'''
Important: the URL to "clone" a repository can be found on each project's main page. It will be an SSH URL beginning with "git..." or an HTTP URL beginning with "http..."
