- NAME
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- gcloud compute os-login ssh-keys describe - describe an SSH Public Key from an OS Login Profile
 
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud compute os-login ssh-keys describe(--key=KEY|--key-file=KEY_FILE) [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
 
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- DESCRIPTION
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gcloud compute os-login ssh-keys describeaccepts either a string containing an SSH Public Key or a filename for an SSH Public key and displays that key from the user's OS Login Profile. The key value used can either be the full SSH key or the OS Login fingerprint for that key.
- EXAMPLES
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To show all of the information for the key stored in your OS Login profile that
matches the key in /home/user/.ssh/id_rsa.pub, run:gcloud compute os-login ssh-keys describe --key-file=/home/user/.ssh/id_rsa.pubTo show all of the information about the key with a fingerprint of 'e0d96d6fad35a61a0577f467940509b5aa08b6dea8d99456ec19a6e47126bc52', run: gcloud compute os-login ssh-keys describe --key='e0d96d6fad35a61a0577f467940509b5aa08b6dea8d99456ec19a6e47126bc52'
- REQUIRED FLAGS
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Exactly one of these must be specified:
- --key=- KEY
- The SSH public key to describe from the OS Login Profile. Key value can either be the SSH key or the OS Login fingerprint of the key.
- --key-file=- KEY_FILE
- The path to a file containing an SSH public key to describe from the OS Login Profile. Key value can either be the SSH key or the OS Login fingerprint of the key.
 
 
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Exactly one of these must be specified:
- 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 describegcloud beta compute os-login ssh-keys describe
      gcloud compute os-login ssh-keys describe
  
  
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Last updated 2025-05-07 UTC.