feat(linux-ssh): add the answer for linux ssh-keygen question (#211)

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<summary>What <code>ssh-keygen</code> is used for?</summary><br><b>
<code>ssh-keygen</code> is a tool to generate an authentication key pair for SSH, that consists of a private and a public key. It supports a number of algorithms to generate authentication keys :
- dsa
- ecdsa
- ecdsa-sk
- ed25519
- ed25519-sk
- rsa (default)
One can also specify number of bits in key. Command below generates an SSH key pair with RSA 4096-bits :
```
$ ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096
```
The output looks like this:
```
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
The key fingerprint is:
SHA256:f5MOGnhzYfC0ZCHvbSXXiRiNVYETjxpHcXD5xSojx+M user@mac-book-pro
The key's randomart image is:
+---[RSA 4096]----+
| . ..+***o|
| o o++*o+|
| . =+.++++|
| B.oX+. .|
| S *=o+ |
| . o oE. |
| . + + + |
| . = + . |
| . . |
+----[SHA256]-----+
```
One can check how many bits an SSH key has with :
```
$ ssh-keygen -l -f /home/user/.ssh/id_rsa
```
Output should look like this :
```
4096 SHA256:f5MOGnhzYfC0ZCHvbSXXiRiNVYETjxpHcXD5xSojx+M user@mac-book-pro (RSA)
```
It shows the key is RSA 4096-bits.
`-l` and `-f` parameters usage explanation :
```
-l Show the fingerprint of the key file.
-f filename Filename of the key file.
```
Learn more : [How can I tell how many bits my ssh key is? - Superuser](https://superuser.com/a/139311)
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