keybase / keybase/client

keybase device remove command syntax is incorrect on keybase.io website

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Description

Here's what keybase.io tells me to type at the command line:

to remove/revoke this device

keybase device remove '8882163e9250c4eb9596f5ce39282318'

copying and pasting gives me Bad Device ID error as follows:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Keybase>keybase device remove '8882163e9250c4eb9596f5ce39282318'
Error parsing command line arguments: Bad Device ID length: 34

omitting the quotes solves the problem:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Keybase>keybase device remove 8882163e9250c4eb9596f5ce39282318

  • ERROR Can't revoke the current device.

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Research direction

Start with the keybase.io device-removal instructions and reproduce the documented keybase device remove command on Windows using the device ID shown in the report. Check the CLI's device-remove argument handling; done means the website command no longer produces a Bad Device ID error and the current-device response remains correct.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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