🖥️ssh-copy-id

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# To copy a key to a remote host:
ssh-copy-id username@host

# To copy a key to a remote host on a non-standard port:
ssh-copy-id username@host -p 2222

# To copy a key to a remote host on a non-standard port with non-standard ssh key:
ssh-copy-id ~/.ssh/otherkey "username@host -p 2222"

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# CMD SSH-COPY-ID
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ssh-copy-id 'user@remotehost'
# Automatically installs your public key to the remote host (this is included in the openssh package)

# SSH Copy ed25519 key into your host
ssh-copy-id -i your-ed25519-key user@host

ssh-copy-id '-p 4242 user@remotehost' 
# This will install public key to remote host using ssh on non-standard port 4242.

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# CMD SSH-COPY-ID
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