gh repo deploy-key add
gh repo deploy-key add <key-file> [flags]
Add a deploy key to a GitHub repository.
Note that any key added by gh will be associated with the current authentication token. If you de-authorize the GitHub CLI app or authentication token from your account, any deploy keys added by GitHub CLI will be removed as well.
Options
-w
,--allow-write
- Allow write access for the key
-t
,--title <string>
- Title of the new key
Options inherited from parent commands
-R
,--repo <[HOST/]OWNER/REPO>
- Select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format
Examples
# generate a passwordless SSH key and add it as a deploy key to a repository
$ ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "my description" -N "" -f ~/.ssh/gh-test
$ gh repo deploy-key add ~/.ssh/gh-test.pub