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How do you use token to access github in a basic terminal? (lemmy.world)

submitted 22 hours ago by mazzilius_marsti@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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So I put all of my important dot files on Github. Whenever I need to reinstall stuff, I pull the files. To get this working, I need to do the "gh auth login" where it grants the ssh key. Or I can create a token for that specific machine on Github. This is a long list of letters/numbers that I then copy when doing "git clone".

During installations of Arch or even a minimal Debian, how do you do this? There are no browsers, so the command "gh auth login" would get stuck.

Is there a better way to do this, other than making the dotfiles repo public?

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[–] TheDarkQuark@lemmy.world 11 points 17 hours ago

Just use SSH keys.

https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/generating-a-new-ssh-key-and-adding-it-to-the-ssh-agent

And use SSH urls (git@....) instead of HTTPS urls (https://...) when cloning.

[–] paequ2@lemmy.today 7 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe you could go to:

Settings > Developer Settings > Personal Access Tokens > Tokens (Classic)

And then create a new token there.

Then you should be able to clone a private repo as long as you have git installed.

When you git clone your private repo, git will ask for your username, enter that. Then it's gonna ask for your password. Don't enter your GitHub password. Enter your token.

Clone should work.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago

Yes, PSK will work.

[–] unlawfulbooger@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

You can use your token with the REST api. And use that to do whatever you want.

you can also use your token for git clone like so:

$ git clone https:/git:put_your_token_here@github.com/myown/repo

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 6 points 21 hours ago

Best practice is not to use raw credentials on the command line because it exposes them in process listings and shell history files.

https://git-scm.com/docs/gitcredentials