How to input password to git pull command?

Question

I have written scripts for Windows and Linux to essentially set up a new users workspace with all the git repositories from our server.

I would like the user to enter th

Answer 1

I would really recommend to not try and manage that password step, and delegate that (both on Linux and Windows) to git credential helper.
See:

• "Git http - securely remember credentials"
• "How to use git with gnome-keyring integration"

The user will enter the password only once per session.

Answer 2

Synopsis:

git pull "https://<username>:<password>@github.com/<github_account>/<repository_name>.git" <branch_name>

Example:

git pull "https://admin:12345@github.com/Jet/myProject.git" master

Note: This works for me on a bash script

Answer 3

Read the remote url from git and then insert the ID and password (PW) to the url might work.

For example try the following:

cd ${REPOSITORY_DIR}
origin=$(git remote get-url origin)
origin_with_pass=${origin/"//"/"//${USER_ID}:${USER_PW}@"}
git pull ${origin_with_pass} master