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Woozle at 19:45, 18 April 2023

2023-04-18T19:45:19Z

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	==Pages==		==Pages==
	* {{l/manpage}} for this system		* {{l/manpage}} for this system
			===Notes===
	Note that there is bad syntax in the command format on the manpage. The manpage says:		Note that there is bad syntax in the command format on the manpage. The manpage says:
	ssh-keygen [-q] [-b bits] [-t dsa \| ecdsa \| ed25519 \| rsa]		ssh-keygen [-q] [-b bits] [-t dsa \| ecdsa \| ed25519 \| rsa]
	The clause which begins with <code>[-t</code> implies that you could type "-t dsa" or "ecdsa" or "ed25519" or "rsa", but the actual choices are "-t dsa" or "-t ecdsa" or "-t ed25519" or "-t rsa". The actual syntax should be:		The clause which begins with <code>[-t</code> implies that you could type "-t dsa" or "ecdsa" or "ed25519" or "rsa", but the actual choices are "-t dsa" or "-t ecdsa" or "-t ed25519" or "-t rsa". The actual syntax should be:
	ssh-keygen [-q] [-b bits] [-t [dsa \| ecdsa \| ed25519 \| rsa]]		ssh-keygen [-q] [-b bits] [-t [dsa \| ecdsa \| ed25519 \| rsa]]
			==How To==
			To create a new ed25519 key:
			ssh-keygen -t ed25519
	==Links==		==Links==
	* {{wikipedia}}		* {{wikipedia}}

Woozle: corrections

2020-03-21T18:25:31Z

corrections

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	[[ssh-keygen]] is a [[Linux command]] for generating [[ssh]] keys.		[[ssh-keygen]] is a [[Linux command]] for generating [[ssh]] keys.

	Just typing the command without any arguments will generate a new key in <code>~/.ssh/~~id_rsa~~</code> (a prompt offers to let you change this), with an optional passphrase (also queried by prompt).		Just typing the command without any arguments will generate a new key-pair in <code>~/.ssh/</code> (a prompt offers to let you change this), with an optional passphrase (also queried by prompt). The files will be called <code>id_X</code> and <code>id_X.pub</code>, where X is replaced by whatever key type you choose ("rsa" was the default when last tested).

	It can also be used to remove conflicting entries from the <code>.known-hosts</code> file.		It can also be used to remove conflicting entries from the <code>.known-hosts</code> file.

Woozle: bad syntax

2020-02-09T02:02:05Z

bad syntax

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	==Pages==		==Pages==
	* {{l/manpage}} for this system		* {{l/manpage}} for this system

			Note that there is bad syntax in the command format on the manpage. The manpage says:
			ssh-keygen [-q] [-b bits] [-t dsa \| ecdsa \| ed25519 \| rsa]
			The clause which begins with <code>[-t</code> implies that you could type "-t dsa" or "ecdsa" or "ed25519" or "rsa", but the actual choices are "-t dsa" or "-t ecdsa" or "-t ed25519" or "-t rsa". The actual syntax should be:
			ssh-keygen [-q] [-b bits] [-t [dsa \| ecdsa \| ed25519 \| rsa]]
	==Links==		==Links==
	* {{wikipedia}}		* {{wikipedia}}

Woozle: links, int & ext

2019-10-23T19:21:19Z

links, int & ext

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	[[category:Linux commands]]		[[category:Linux commands]]
	==About==		==About==
	[[ssh-keygen]] is a Linux command for generating [[ssh]] keys.		[[ssh-keygen]] is a [[Linux command]] for generating [[ssh]] keys.

	Just typing the command without any arguments will generate a new key in <code>~/.ssh/id_rsa</code> (a prompt offers to let you change this), with an optional passphrase (also queried by prompt).		Just typing the command without any arguments will generate a new key in <code>~/.ssh/id_rsa</code> (a prompt offers to let you change this), with an optional passphrase (also queried by prompt).

	It can also be used to remove conflicting entries from the <code>.known-hosts</code> file.		It can also be used to remove conflicting entries from the <code>.known-hosts</code> file.
			==Pages==
			* {{l/manpage}} for this system
			==Links==
			* {{wikipedia}}

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[[category:Linux commands]]
==About==
[[ssh-keygen]] is a Linux command for generating [[ssh]] keys.

Just typing the command without any arguments will generate a new key in <code>~/.ssh/id_rsa</code> (a prompt offers to let you change this), with an optional passphrase (also queried by prompt).

It can also be used to remove conflicting entries from the <code>.known-hosts</code> file.