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Windows 10 equivalent to ssh-copy-id
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win10-ssh-copy-id.md

Originally from https://www.chrisjhart.com/Windows-10-ssh-copy-id/ (visited 2021-07-06)

The below is run in Windows PowerShell

Step 1: Create keys (once-off)

ssh-keygen

Step 2: Copy keys (Repeat for every Unix host you login to)

Note: Replace username and unix-host-or-up-addr with the actual values for your environment

type $env:USERPROFILE\.ssh\id_rsa.pub | ssh username@unix-host-or-up-addr "cat >> .ssh/authorized_keys"
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