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Added a note to step 3 of Adding your SSH key to the ssh-agent for Mac users, for whom the system may continue to ask for SSH passphrase on every git push.

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Following the directions given under Adding your SSH key to the ssh-agent can result in Mac systems continuing to ask for SSH passphrase on every git push. The suggested edit resolves this problem, if imperfectly.

Closes: #23159

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Adding an extra line to the note for Mac users on Step 3 of Adding your SSH key to the ssh-agent, instructing that ssh-add --apple-use-keychain ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 can be added to .zshrc or .zshrc to resolve the problem of being repeatedly asked for SSH passphrase.

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Added a note to step 3 of **Adding your SSH key to the ssh-agent** for Mac users, for whom the system may continue to ask for SSH passphrase on every `git push`.
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@oC-n Thanks so much for opening a PR! I'll get this triaged for review ⚡

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Thanks for submitting this PR!✨
I've made a small suggestion so that it aligns with our style guide!

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I've applied the stylistic edit and I have approved the PR for merging ✨

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