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32 .Nd copy public keys to a remote host
39 .Oo Ar user Ns @ Oc Ns Ar hostname
43 utility copies public keys to a remote host's
44 .Pa ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
45 file (creating the file and directory, if required).
47 The following options are available:
48 .Bl -tag -width indent
50 Copy the public key contained in
52 This option can be specified multiple times and can be combined with
56 If a private key is specified and a public key is found then the public key
59 Copy the keys currently held by
61 This is the default if the
63 option was not specified.
64 .It Fl o Ar ssh-option
65 Pass this option directly to
67 This option can be specified multiple times.
69 Connect to the specified port on the remote host instead of the
76 The remaining arguments are a list of remote hosts to connect to,
77 each one optionally qualified by a user name.
81 To send a specific key to multiple hosts:
82 .Dl $ ssh-copy-id -i /path/to/keyfile.pub user@host1 user@host2 user@host3
86 utility was written by
87 .An Eitan Adler Aq Mt eadler@FreeBSD.org
88 as a drop-in replacement for an existing utility included with