Copying a rsa public key to clipboard
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I am trying to copy a public key to the clipboard on macOS, but I keep getting "no such file or directory." The command I am using is pasted below
pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
Ssh Solutions
Solution 1 - Ssh
cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
then you can copy your ssh key
Solution 2 - Ssh
To copy your public key to the clipboard
cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub | pbcopy
This pipes the output of the file to pbcopy.
Solution 3 - Ssh
Check the path where you have generated the public key. You can also copy the id_rsa by using this command:
clip < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
Solution 4 - Ssh
Another alternative solution, that is recommended in the github help pages:
pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
Should this fail, I recommend using their docs to trouble shoot or generate a new key - if not already done.
Solution 5 - Ssh
Your command is right, but the error shows that you didn't create your ssh key yet. To generate new ssh key enter the following command into the terminal.
ssh-keygen
After entering the command then you will be asked to enter file name and passphrase. Normally you don't need to change this. Just press enter. Then your key will be generated in ~/.ssh directory. After this, you can copy your key by the following command.
pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
or
cat .ssh/id_rsa.pub | pbcopy
You can find more about this here ssh.
Solution 6 - Ssh
For using Git bash on Windows:
cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub > /dev/clipboard
(modified from Jupiter St John's post on Coderwall)
Solution 7 - Ssh
With PowerShell on Windows, you can use:
Get-Content ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub | Set-Clipboard
Solution 8 - Ssh
Window:
cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
Mac OS:
cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub | pbcopy
Solution 9 - Ssh
Does the file ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub exist? If not, you need to generate one first:
ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "[email protected]"
Solution 10 - Ssh
To copy your public ssh key on a Windows machine you can do:
Go to the "/ssh" folder
cd C:\Users\<your-user>\.ssh\
List to see the keys
ls ~/.ssh
Copy the public key to clipboard(starts with "id_" and ends with ".pub")
type id_xxxxxxx.pub | clip
Solution 11 - Ssh
Another alternative solution:
cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub | xsel -i -b
From man xsel :
> -i, --input > > read standard input into the selection. > > -b, --clipboard > > operate on the CLIPBOARD selection.
Solution 12 - Ssh
cat .ssh/id_rsa.pub | bcopy
This works for me.