ssh-login-tricks.txt

#generate key on client
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "your_email@example.com"

#set permissions on client
chmod 700 .ssh; chmod 640 .ssh/authorized_keys

# start ssh-agent on client and give it new key
eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa

# On mac, copies the ssh key to clipbaord
more ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub | pbcopy | printf '\''=> Public key copied to pasteboard.\n'\'

# Or copy usin ssh
cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub | ssh user@10.0.1.7 'cat >> .ssh/authorized_keys'
ssh user@10.0.1.7 mkdir -p .ssh
ssh user@10.0.1.7 "chmod 700 .ssh; chmod 640 .ssh/authorized_keys"