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For larger changes, please link to a resource on the web, instead of attaching a patch file. You may use a webrev (see below), a private hgweb or gitweb or online services like Bitbucket, Github, or Gitorious to share your changes. Remember to mention the issue ID in the email - if one does not yet exist, please create one!
Generate a key pair
If you don't already have an SSH public key in your account at bugs.illumos.org, generate a key pair like this:
$ ssh-keygen -t rsa
Generating public/private rsa key pair.
Enter file in which to save the key (/home/USER/.ssh/id_rsa):
Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):
Enter same passphrase again:
Your identification has been saved in /home/USER/.ssh/id_rsa.
Your public key has been saved in /home/USER/.ssh/id_rsa.pub.
Then paste your public key into the box on your account settings page and save the changes. Wait for a while for the change to propagate.
Creating and uploading a webrev
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