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I am trying to clone a private git repository via http. There is a similar question here: Git clone using http with user and password.

Is there a way to do git clone without entering a user/password at the prompt?

When I try and do:

prodroom15:mquimiro$ git clone https://github.com/user:password/Automator.git
Cloning into 'Automator'...
Username for 'https://github.com': 
Password for 'https://github.com':

How would I do this so that I don't have to type in the user/password manually?

Note that doing the normal https://github.com/user/Automator.git and manually entering in the user/password at the prompt works fine.

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I think the syntax is actually https://user:[email protected] not https://github.com/user:password.

If you are using Git 1.7.9 or later, consider using the more secure credential helper mechanism.

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  • Thanks, the case was reversed syntax.
    – David542
    Commented Nov 8, 2012 at 22:24
  • just a quick not that the full url would then be something like this https://user:[email protected]/user/myrepo.git
    – Sverre
    Commented Mar 20, 2015 at 10:29
  • What happens (in terms of security) if I use http instead of https?
    – variable
    Commented Jul 14, 2022 at 5:30

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