ssh-copy-id

SafeInstall your SSH key

ssh-copy-id <user>@<host>

Appends your public key to the remote authorized_keys with correct permissions — no more hand-copy mistakes.

Examples

ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub admin@srv01Install a specific key

Syntax

ssh-copy-id [-i keyfile] user@host

Before you run it

Appends a key only.

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ssh-keygenGenerate SSH keys
sshRemote shell
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