Get your SSH public key.
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- `ssh-pubkey` will make sure you have an SSH key, and then print it to the screen and place it in `~/Downloads`
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+ > Your SSH Public Key is used for secure login from your laptop to servers and
+ > other network devices - such as Raspberry Pis, game consoles, and home cloud
+ > systems. The file public key _always_ ends in `.pub`.
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+ `ssh-pubkey` will:
-> Your SSH Public Key is used for secure login from your laptop to servers and
-> other network devices - such as Raspberry Pis, game consoles, and home cloud
-> systems. The file public key _always_ ends in `.pub`.
+ 1. Create a new ssh keypair if you don’t already have one
+ 2. Copy your new or existing SSH Public Key to your `Downloads` folder
+ 3. Print the location of the copied key, and its contents to the screen
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The easiest way to get your SSH Public Key: