From abbb29b30c55fb44edd4f1eb0b87a8ce4a72a05d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Hannes=20Rosen=C3=B6gger?= Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 20:27:11 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update ssh doc with commands to copy the public key to the clipboard --- doc/ssh/ssh.md | 19 ++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/ssh/ssh.md b/doc/ssh/ssh.md index d466c1bde72..f9ee627f1f5 100644 --- a/doc/ssh/ssh.md +++ b/doc/ssh/ssh.md @@ -18,4 +18,21 @@ Use the code below to show your public key. cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub ``` -Copy-paste the key to the 'My SSH Keys' section under the 'SSH' tab in your user profile. Please copy the complete key starting with `ssh-` and ending with your username and host. +Copy-paste the key to the 'My SSH Keys' section under the 'SSH' tab in your user profile. Please copy the complete key starting with `ssh-` and ending with your username and host. + +Use code below to copy your public key to the clipboard. Depending on your OS you'll need to use a different command: + +**Windows:** +```bash +clip < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub +``` + +**Mac:** +```bash +pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub +``` + +**Linux (requires xclip):** +```bash +xclip -sel clip < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub +```