What if I am trying to clone github private repository over https protocol and my password contains @ character in it?

Question

I have a private github repository and i can clone the repository by making https request only. SSH is not an option for me. My command should be like this:

git clone https://username:password@github.com/asrrepo/QA.git

But what if my password starts with @ character in it?

git clone https://username:@password@github.com/asrrepo/QA.git

I don't want it to prompt me to enter the password.

What happens if you replace the `@` with `%40`? – jthill Jan 05 '17 at 07:32 — jthill, Jan 05 '17 at 07:32
Yes maybe urlencode (%40) or escape it with a \. – Johan Jan 05 '17 at 07:34 — Johan, Jan 05 '17 at 07:34
that works. thanks to you both! – UserASR Jan 05 '17 at 08:19 — UserASR, Jan 05 '17 at 08:19
@ASR You are welcome, and don't forget to mark a answer. – Johan Jan 05 '17 at 18:40 — Johan, Jan 05 '17 at 18:40
@Johan, Did that already. BTW how can i mess with Johan. :D – UserASR Jan 06 '17 at 10:47 — UserASR, Jan 06 '17 at 10:47

leah · Accepted Answer · 2017-01-05T12:17:01.817

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you can run
git clone https://username@github.com/asrrepo/QA.git it will prompt for your password

Update: (if you don't want it to be prompted) https://username:%40password@github.com/asrrepo/QA.git

edited Jan 05 '17 at 12:17

answered Jan 05 '17 at 07:26

leah

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so in that case you should run git clone https://usenrame:%40password.... – leah Jan 05 '17 at 07:35

What if I am trying to clone github private repository over https protocol and my password contains @ character in it?

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