Connecting to github by https using user:pw@github.com/repo when pw ends with @

Question

I am using GIT_REPO_URL="https://$GIT_ACCOUNT:$USER_PW@github.com/XXXX/xxx" syntax.

Lately I have changed my password so it ends by @.

For example my password is 123456789@.

When I input my password it says. Couldn't resolve host '@github.com' Basically the repo url is now equal to GIT_REPO_URL="https://myAccountName:123456789@@github.com/XXXX/xxx".

Does anyone know, how to solve this problem?

Answer 1

You have to "URL encode" the username and password. See https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3986 for percent encoding.

@ will be encoded as %40, so the url would look like: https://myAccountName:123456789%40@github.com/XXXX/xxx

Here is a tool for this: http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/dencoder/ or just use an ASCII table ;).

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Alternatives would be to use a git store for storing credentials, use the .netrc file, or use SSH keys.

Answer 2

Why not switching to ssh and get rid of the passwords?

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Simply follow those steps and you will set up your ssh key in no time:

• Generate a new ssh key (or skip this step if you already have a key)
  ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "your@email"

• Once you have your key set in home/.ssh directory (or Users/<your user>.ssh under windows), open it and copy the content

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How to add sh key to github account?

• Login to github account
• Click on the rancher on the top right (Settings)
  
• Click on the SSH keys
  
• Click on the Add ssh key
  
• Paste your key and save

And you all set to go :-)