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What article on docs.github.com is affected?

https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/troubleshooting-ssh/error-permission-denied-publickey

What changes are you suggesting?

This proposed edit is to include steps to specify the exact key filename as part of the ssh -vT [email protected] command while troubleshooting SSH connection issues. This resolves the issue of a user experiencing a [email protected]: Permission denied (publickey). error while following the linked troubleshooting article if they chose to use a non-default filename for their keyfile.

The expected outcome is a user will have clarity on how to specify the SSH keyfile while troubleshooting, preventing false-positive error messages that detract from the original troubleshooting flow.

I'll be opening a PR momentarily that links to this issue, per process.

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