How can I change the directory that ssh-keygen outputs to?

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00:00 How Can I Change The Directory That Ssh-Keygen Outputs To?
00:49 Accepted Answer Score 185
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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 185

You should be able to do this by specifying the name of the output file with the -f option, e.g.,

ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "your_email@example.com" -f $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa

Of course, it really helps if the output directory has already been created.

For further reading:

tutorial (already alluded to, but omitting this informat)
manual page for ssh-keygen
ssh-keygen -f confusion (create the directory first)
Linux / Unix ssh-keygen: Create A Host Key File (example of -f usage)

ANSWER 2

Score 0

On Windows 10:

From the accepted answer, $HOME did not work for me for the path, but %userprofile% does:

ssh-keygen -f %userprofile%/.ssh/id_rsa

ANSWER 3

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For me you should use this option -f like this :

ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 2048 -f /home/user/project/ssh-keys/id_ras

And finally sh-keygen generate two file private and public into this directory

/home/user/project/ssh-keys/id_ras
/home/user/project/ssh-keys/id_ras.pub