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I'm using Transmit to connect via SFTP to a server. I know that the public key is properly uploaded etc. because I can connect via SSH on the command line.

For some reason I can't connect with SFTP in Transmit. My keys are in the default location (~/.ssh) so I can't imagine Transmit is having a hard time finding them.

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SFTP is an SSH protocol extension. The GUI has nothing to do with the protocols. – Daniel Beck Apr 23 '11 at 7:17
While Transmit uses keys in .ssh automatically, have you tried specifying one explicitly by editing the connection and clicking on the key icon, then selecting your keyfile? Press Cmd-Shift-. in the file dialog to show hidden files and folders, such as .ssh/ – Daniel Beck Apr 23 '11 at 7:18
@daniel - yes I did; turns out it was a bug verified by transmit tech support; files with a . in the name are not read properly, my keys were named things like 'my_key_name.pub' – Erik May 3 '11 at 22:52
Please post that as an answer and click the checkmark to accept it once possible. This'll mark the question resolved in the system. – Daniel Beck May 4 '11 at 5:20
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I sent an email to the makers of transmit to get technical support and it was confirmed that I had encountered a bug. It seems a key with a . in the name will not be recognized by the software -- it can not be loaded up either manually or automatically.

Renaming my keys to remove the . solved the problem.

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