Avoid being prompted for password
Being prompted for password on every Git operation can get tiresome in the long run.
$ ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa
Enter your passphrase and you should be good to go. If you want to automate even more, check out ssh-agent:
Add the following snippet to your .bash_profile.
if [ -z "$SSH_AUTH_SOCK" ] ; then
eval `ssh-agent -s`
ssh-add
fi
These are general ssh tricks, so they can be used in other cases where ssh is put to use.