copy ssh key macos code example

Example 1: how to copy contents of ssh key into clipboard

pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

Example 2: copy ssh key mac

cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub | pbcopy

Example 3: copy remote ssh key mac

cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub | ssh <user>@<hostname> 'cat >> .ssh/authorized_keys && echo "Public key successfully copied"'