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ssh-copy-id — Install your public key in a remote machine's authorized_keys. More information: <https://manned.org

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Problem

How to use the ssh-copy-id command: Install your public key in a remote machine's authorized_keys. More information: <https://manned.org/ssh-copy-id>.

Solution

ssh-copy-id — Install your public key in a remote machine's authorized_keys. More information: <https://manned.org/ssh-copy-id>.

Copy your keys to the remote machine:

ssh-copy-id {{username}}@{{remote_host}}

Copy the given public key to the remote:

ssh-copy-id -i {{path/to/certificate}} {{username}}@{{remote_host}}

Copy the given public key to the remote with specific port:

ssh-copy-id -i {{path/to/certificate}} -p {{port}} {{username}}@{{remote_host}}

Code Snippets

Copy your keys to the remote machine

ssh-copy-id {{username}}@{{remote_host}}

Copy the given public key to the remote

ssh-copy-id -i {{path/to/certificate}} {{username}}@{{remote_host}}

Copy the given public key to the remote with specific port

ssh-copy-id -i {{path/to/certificate}} -p {{port}} {{username}}@{{remote_host}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/ssh-copy-id

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