Command-line tool

ssh-copy-id

brew/ssh-copy-id

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Add a public key to a remote machine's authorized_keys file windows ssh terminal remote command-line ssh-keys authentication

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

winget install --id axeprpr.SSHCopyID -e

macOS

brew install ssh-copy-id

Copy your keys to the remote machine

ssh-copy-id username@remote_host

Copy the given public key to the remote

ssh-copy-id -i path/to/certificate username@remote_host

Copy the given public key to the remote with specific port

ssh-copy-id -i path/to/certificate -p port username@remote_host

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