.ssh/config specify pem file code example
Example 1: how to convert ppk to pem in linux
1.install putty-tools with the following command:
sudo apt-get install putty-tools
2.Now convert your .ppk file to .pem using the following command:
puttygen yourkey.ppk -O private-openssh -o yourkey.pem
3.Set the proper permission to use the .pem file with following command:
chmod 400 yourkey.pem
4.Connect to you server using the following command
ssh -i yourkey.pem serverusername@server-ip
Example 2: convert pem to private key openssl
openssl rsa -outform der -in private.pem -out private.key