How do i see which ssh key i’m using when pulling with git pull?

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How do I see which ssh key i’m using when pulling with git pull?

I can see how to specify a key with ~/.ssh/config (https://superuser.com/questions/232373/how-to-tell-git-which-private-key-to-use ) but it would be great to get some output that says exactly which key I'm using.

Jameson · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-09 10:07:25Z

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You can specify verbosity level to ssh by passing it in the GIT_SSH_COMMAND environment variable:

GIT_SSH_COMMAND="ssh -vvv" git pull

That will probably give you more info that you want.

Filter to taste:

GIT_SSH_COMMAND="ssh -v" git pull 2>&1 | awk -F\: '/Offering.*key/ { print $3 }'

answered Mar 9, 2017 at 10:00

Jameson

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