GT-ADMIN-USER-KEY-CREATE(1)    gitea-cli Manual    GT-ADMIN-USER-KEY-CREATE(1)



NAME
       gt-admin-user-key-create - Add an SSH public key to an account



SYNOPSIS
       gt admin user key create <username> [<file>] [flags]



DESCRIPTION
       Add an SSH public key to an account. Without a file, or with -, the key
       is read from stdin.


       The title defaults to the key's comment, such as alice@laptop.


   JSON FIELDS
       created_at, fingerprint, id, key, read_only, title



OPTIONS
       --dry-run[=false]   Show the write requests gt would send, without
       sending them


       -h, --help[=false]  help for create


       -t, --title=""      Key title (defaults to the key comment)



OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
       --csv[=""]     Output CSV with the specified comma-separated fields, or
       all fields


       --debug[=false]     Log the method, URL, status, and duration of each
       HTTP request to stderr


       --host=""      Gitea instance URL, including any base path


       --interactive[=false]    Allow prompts with machine output


       -q, --jq=""    Filter JSON output using a jq expression; implies --json


       --json[=""]    Output JSON with the specified comma-separated fields,
       or all fields


       --no-input[=false]  Disable prompts and implicit editor/browser
       interactions


       --sudo=""      Perform API requests as this user (requires an
       administrator account)


       --template=""  Format JSON output using a Go template; implies --json
       (see gt help formatting)


       --user=""      Account name on the selected instance



EXAMPLE
       $ gt admin user key create bob ~/bob.pub --title "Bob's laptop"
       $ cat bob.pub | gt admin user key create bob



SEE ALSO
       gt-admin-user-key(1)

gitea-cli                          Nov 2026        GT-ADMIN-USER-KEY-CREATE(1)