GT-SSH-KEY-CREATE(1) gitea-cli Manual GT-SSH-KEY-CREATE(1)

gt-ssh-key-create - Add an SSH public key from a file or stdin

gt ssh-key create [<file>] [flags]

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

The title defaults to the key's comment, such as alice@laptop, or else to this computer's name.

created_at, fingerprint, id, key, read_only, title

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

-t, --title="" Key title (defaults to the key comment, then the computer's name)

--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)

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

$ gt ssh-key create ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub
$ gt ssh-key create ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub --title "Work laptop"
$ cat key.pub | gt ssh-key create

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Nov 2026 gitea-cli