# HG changeset patch
# User Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com>
# Date 1675724019 -7200
# Node ID 70383fa8bf12d798e4b2846aedfbc3559785ef7a
# Parent  c83fb8d3809fdcc097c881632b65f8d19b3efbfc
About copying SSH pubkey.

diff -r c83fb8d3809f -r 70383fa8bf12 ssh.rst
--- a/ssh.rst	Tue Feb 07 00:39:25 2023 +0200
+++ b/ssh.rst	Tue Feb 07 00:53:39 2023 +0200
@@ -42,21 +42,21 @@
 
   $ ssh-keygen -p -N "newphrase" -P "oldphrase" -f ~/.ssh/id_dsa
 
-Coping and deleting public keys
-===============================
+To copy your public key to a remote host (for automatic login by a pubkey authentication)::
 
-To copy your public key to remote host (for automatic login by pubkey
-authentication)::
+  $ ssh-copy-id $user@$host
 
   $ ssh $user@$host cat ">>" "~/.ssh/authorized_keys" <~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
-                                     # public pub key on remote host
-
-  $ ssh-copy-id  $user@$host         # alternative to previous command
-
 
 Dealing with server pubkeys
 ===========================
 
+To remove a host fingerprint from a local ``known_hosts`` (if you changed a server pubkey or changed
+a server)::
+
+  $ ssh-keygen -R hostname
+  $ ssh-keygen -R hostname -f ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+
 Each SSH server keeps a single priv key, sharing a common pub key with all clients. It is an
 identity of the server and upon a new connection you are asked to trust this pub key. After
 accepting the pub key it is written to ``~/.ssh/known_hosts``.
@@ -75,12 +75,6 @@
 
   ssh-keygen -E md5 -lf <(ssh-keyscan $HOST 2>/dev/null)
 
-To remove ``known_hosts`` key (it is usually needed if you change a server pubkey or change a
-server)::
-
-  $ ssh-keygen -R hostname
-  $ ssh-keygen -R hostname -f ~/.ssh/known_hosts
-
 Disabling pubkey
 ================
 ::