- NAME
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- gcloud compute os-login ssh-keys add - add an SSH public key to an OS Login profile
 
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud compute os-login ssh-keys add(--key=KEY|--key-file=KEY_FILE) [--ttl=TTL] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
 
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- DESCRIPTION
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gcloud compute os-login ssh-keys addaccepts either a string containing an SSH public key or a filename for an SSH public key and adds that key to the user's OS Login profile.
- EXAMPLES
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To add the key in /home/user/.ssh/id_rsa.pubto your OS Login profile, run:gcloud compute os-login ssh-keys add --key-file=/home/user/.ssh/id_rsa.pubTo add the same key, but with a one year expiration time, run: gcloud compute os-login ssh-keys add --key-file=/home/user/.ssh/id_rsa.pub --ttl=1yTo add a key not stored in a file, run: gcloud compute os-login ssh-keys add --key='ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAA…MTg+InRG47+/O4/uWEOy6gIQEFuser@example.com'
- REQUIRED FLAGS
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Exactly one of these must be specified:
- --key=- KEY
- The SSH public key to add to the OS Login Profile.
- --key-file=- KEY_FILE
- The path to a file containing an SSH public key to add to the OS Login Profile.
 
 
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Exactly one of these must be specified:
- OPTIONAL FLAGS
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- --ttl=- TTL
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The amount of time before the SSH key expires. For example, specifying
30m
 
- GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
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These flags are available to all commands: --access-token-file,--account,--billing-project,--configuration,--flags-file,--flatten,--format,--help,--impersonate-service-account,--log-http,--project,--quiet,--trace-token,--user-output-enabled,--verbosity.Run $ gcloud helpfor details.
- NOTES
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These variants are also available:
gcloud alpha compute os-login ssh-keys addgcloud beta compute os-login ssh-keys add
      gcloud compute os-login ssh-keys add
  
  
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Last updated 2025-05-07 UTC.