I have configured Account A on my system with Global configurations and I can clone all my repos from there.
Now I don't want to change the configuration and I want to clone and do all operations of account B with my username and password. How can I do this?
I have tried:
git clone username:[email protected]:*****/******.git
But with no success.
If you want to clone it to a specific folder, just insert the folder address at the end like so: git clone https://<token>@github.com/<username>/<repository.git> <folder> , where <folder> is, you guessed it, the folder to clone it to! You can of course use . , .. , ~ , etc.
You also have the option to clone a private GitHub repository using SSH. To do this, you need to start by generating an SSH keypair on your local device. Then add a public key to your GitHub account.
You can try with the complete https url:
git clone https://username:<token>@github.com/*****/******.git
If you omit the https://
part (and use ':
' instead of '/'), it would be interpreted like an ssh url.
The GitHub help page "Which remote URL should I use?" confirms an https url can access private repos.
Note: I wouldn't put the token directly in the url, but use a credential manager to get the right password for the right user.
git clone https://[email protected]/*****/******.git
Reminder: since Aug. 2021 Token (or SSH key) authentication are required for all authenticated Git operations for GitHub.
Here, the token is a PAT (Personal Access Token).
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