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clone a private git repo using a shell script
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| # export GITHUB_PAT= | |
| # bash clone_git_repo.sh praful932 repo GITHUB_PAT . | |
| # curl -s https://gist.githubusercontent.com/Praful932/1a663cb14c6d56aaf5e7ee6daefa1e8b/raw | bash -s -- praful932 my-repo GITHUB_PAT /path/to/destination | |
| # Check if sufficient arguments are provided | |
| if [ "$#" -ne 4 ]; then | |
| echo "Usage: $0 <username> <repository-name> <env-var-name-for-pat> <destination-path>" | |
| exit 1 | |
| fi | |
| # Assign command-line arguments to variables | |
| username="$1" | |
| repo_name="$2" | |
| env_var_name="$3" # Captures the environment variable name for the PAT | |
| destination_path="$4" # Path where the repository will be cloned | |
| # Ensure the environment variable for PAT is set | |
| if [ -z "${!env_var_name}" ]; then | |
| echo "Error: Environment variable '${env_var_name}' is not set." | |
| exit 1 | |
| fi | |
| # Configure Git with global settings | |
| git config --global user.email "[email protected]" | |
| git config --global user.name "$username" | |
| # Construct the authenticated URL by injecting the PAT directly from the specified environment variable into the repository URL | |
| repo_url="https://github.com/${username}/${repo_name}.git" | |
| auth_url=$(echo "$repo_url" | sed "s|https://|https://${username}:${!env_var_name}@|") | |
| # Ensure the destination directory exists or create it | |
| mkdir -p "$destination_path" | |
| # Full path where the repository will be cloned | |
| full_clone_path="${destination_path}/${repo_name}" | |
| # Clone the repository into the specified directory | |
| if git clone "$auth_url" "$full_clone_path"; then | |
| echo "Repository cloned successfully at: $full_clone_path" | |
| else | |
| echo "Failed to clone repository at: $full_clone_path" | |
| exit 1 | |
| fi |
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