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Get public key for authorized_keys from ssh private key

bgstack15

2025-08-15 08:57

Because I keep searching this.

ssh-keygen -y -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa > ~/new-file-suitable-for-adding-to-authorized_keys

References

Ripped straight from command line - How do I retrieve the public key from a SSH private key? - Ask Ubuntu