Copying my ssh key to my clipboard is always something I have to google. It’s different depending on operating system and depends on what you have installed. This is a short guide on how to copy your ssh key to the clipboard.
Mac
- Type: pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
Linux (Ubuntu)
- Type and copy output: cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
Windows (Git Bash)
- Type: clip < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
Please leave a comment below if you have a better way or would like me to add an additional operating system.
What is it for FreeBSD?
Should be the same as Ubuntu 👍
And if I want to copy a key from a remote host and to store it in a file in Windows? What file format it should be? I mean code page and other. For example to use in Secure Shell App for Chrome.
What operating system are you remoting into?
I have VPS on CentOS and another one on FreeBSD. Copying from CentOS was with little problems, but OK. But I tried to copy from FreeBSD for 100500 times, with no luck.