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@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ Banner /etc/issue
 ### Copy public key to server
 
 ```console
-ssh -i ~/.ssh/mykey.pub user@host
+$ ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/mykey.pub user@host
 ```
 
 #### Securing the authorized_keys file