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authorEelco Dolstra <edolstra@gmail.com>2021-01-06 17:41:16 +0100
committerEelco Dolstra <edolstra@gmail.com>2021-01-06 17:49:31 +0100
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+R""(
+
+# Examples
+
+* Convert a secret key to a public key:
+
+ ```console
+ # echo cache.example.org-0:E7lAO+MsPwTFfPXsdPtW8GKui/5ho4KQHVcAGnX+Tti1V4dUxoVoqLyWJ4YESuZJwQ67GVIksDt47og+tPVUZw== \
+ | nix key convert-secret-to-public
+ cache.example.org-0:tVeHVMaFaKi8lieGBErmScEOuxlSJLA7eO6IPrT1VGc=
+ ```
+
+# Description
+
+This command reads a Ed25519 secret key from standard input, and
+writes the corresponding public key to standard output. For more
+details, see [nix key generate-secret](./nix3-key-generate-secret.md).
+
+)""