SSH key authentication

Generate ssh key $> ssh-keygen Start ssh agent $> ssh-agent /bin/bash Add ssh key $> ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa List all used ssh keys $> ssh-add -l Show public key $> cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub Copy key to remote host via ssh $> ssh-copy-id -i id_rsa.pub ssh-user@host.domain If ssh-copy-id isn’t available on the respektive system, you can use the […]

Download or upload a file over SSH

#Copy something from this system to some other system: $> scp /path/to/local/file username@hostname:/path/to/remote/file   #Copy something from some system to some other system: $> scp username1@hostname1:/path/to/file username2@hostname2:/path/to/other/file   #Copy something from another system to this system: $> scp username@hostname:/path/to/remote/file /path/to/local/file You can add a port with the -P param You can do it recursive with […]