apptainer-key-export - Export a public or private key into a specific file

NAME  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  OPTIONS  EXAMPLE  SEE ALSO  HISTORY 

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NAME

apptainer-key-export - Export a public or private key into a specific file

SYNOPSIS

apptainer key export [export options...]

DESCRIPTION

The ’key export’ command allows you to export a key and save it to a file.

OPTIONS

		-a, --armor[=false]	ascii armored format
		-g, --global[=false]	manage global public keys (import/pull/remove are restricted to root user or unprivileged installation only)
		-h, --help[=false]	help for export
		-d, --keysdir="/home/buildozer/.apptainer/keys"	set local keyring dir path, an alternative way is to set environment variable ’APPTAINER_KEYSDIR’
		-s, --secret[=false]	export a secret key

EXAMPLE

Exporting a private key:

$ apptainer key export --secret ./private.asc

Exporting a public key:

$ apptainer key export ./public.asc

SEE ALSO

apptainer-key(1)

HISTORY

15-May-2026 Auto generated by spf13/cobra

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