Using ssh-copy-id on an alternative SSH destination port

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Mattias Geniar, February 28, 2012

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By far the easiest way to copy SSH authorized public keys is using the ssh-copy-id tool, but it has a quirky syntax issue when you try to use it on a remote SSH server that’s operating on a non-standard port. If you want to use it, try the following.

# ssh-copy-id "mattias@host.be -p 1234"

Any other variation will most likely fail.

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