NAME

       lsh-decode-key - Convert a raw OpenSSH/SSH2 (IETF style) public key to sexp format.

SYNOPSIS

       lsh-decode-key [OPTION...]

DESCRIPTION

       CAUTION!  The information in this manpage may be invalid or outdated. For authorative information on lsh,
       please see it's Texinfo manual (see the SEE ALSO section).

       The public key (in OpenSSH/SSH2 format) is read from stdin, converted  to  sexp  format  and  written  to
       stdout or another file specified.

       This program is usually invoked by the ssh-conv script.

OPTIONS

       -b, --base64
              Input is base64 encoded

       -o, --output-file=Filename Default is stdout

       --debug
              Print huge amounts of debug information

       --log-file=File name
              Append messages to this file.

       -q, --quiet
              Suppress all warnings and diagnostic messages

       --trace
              Detailed trace

       -v, --verbose
              Verbose diagnostic messages

       -?, --help
              Give this help list

       --usage
              Give a short usage message

       -V, --version
              Print program version

       Mandatory  or  optional  arguments  to  long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding
       short options.

DIAGNOSTICS

       See the --verbose , --trace and --debug options.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <bug-lsh@gnu.org>.

COPYING

       The lsh suite of programs is distributed under the GNU  General  Public  License;  see  the  COPYING  and
       AUTHORS files in the source distribution for details.

AUTHOR

       The lsh program suite is written mainly by Niels Möller <nisse@lysator.liu.se>.

       This  man-page  was written for lsh 2.0 by Pontus Freyhult <pont_lsh@soua.net>, it is based on a template
       written by J.H.M. Dassen (Ray) <jdassen@wi.LeidenUniv.nl>.

SEE ALSO

       DSA(5), lsh(1), lsh-authorize(1),  lsh-export-key(1),  lsh-keygen(1),  lsh-make-seed(1),  lsh-upgrade(1),
       lsh-upgrade-key(1), lsh-writekey(1), lshd(8), secsh(5), SHA(5), SPKI(5), ssh-conv(1)

       The  full  documentation  for  lsh  is  maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and lsh programs are
       properly installed at your site, the command

              info lsh

       should give you access to the complete manual.

LSH-DECODE-KEY                                    NOVEMBER 2004                                LSH-DECODE-KEY(1)