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NAME

       ssh-import-id  -  retrieve  one  or  more  public  keys  from  a public
       keyserver (Launchpad.net by default) and append  them  to  the  current
       user’s authorized_keys file

SYNOPSIS

       ssh-import-id [launchpad_id_1] [launchpad_id_2] [launchpad_id_3] ...

DESCRIPTION

       This utility will securely contact a public keyserver (Launchpad.net by
       default) and retrieve one or more user’s public keys, and append  these
       to the current user’s ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file.

SEE ALSO

       ssh(1)

AUTHOR

       This   manpage   and   the  utility  was  written  by  Dustin  Kirkland
       <kirkland@canonical.com>  for  Ubuntu  systems  (but  may  be  used  by
       others).   Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this
       document under the terms of the BSD License.

       On Debian systems, the complete text of the BSD License can be found in
       /usr/share/common-licenses/BSD.