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clone repo and update it occassionally without username and password (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by jindam_vani@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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  • clone repo [ size_ 34 mb ]
  • added $ git remote add citer url
  • but when $ git checkout master && git fetch citer && git pull --rebase citer master && git push origin master
  • the above command requires github username and password
  • i dont want to create account on github
  • i will not create pull requests
  • is there any way to keep clone uptodate with remote without requiring github username & password
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[–] space@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You can't push to github without an account. That's how github can validate that you have the rights to push. If that is a problem, host your own gitea instance.

Once you have an account, the way to do it is using ssh keys. Use ssh-keygen (or putty keygen) to generate a key pair, add the public key to your account, and the set up ~/.ssh/config.

[–] Chais@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

If I understand OP's explanation correctly, they're simply trying to make a, possibly selfhosted, copy of a GitHub repo.
In that case the misunderstanding would be in the role of the git command; it being simply a frontend to any git repo, not a client to GitHub.

The correct commands to achieve that would be

$ git init .
$ git remote add origin url
$ git remote add github url
$ git fetch github
$ git merge github/master 
$ git push -u origin master

There may be errors in the above code. I'm writing this from memory on my phone.

[–] jindam_vani@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

@Chais@sh.itjust.works

If I understand OP’s explanation correctly, they’re simply trying to make a, possibly selfhosted, copy of a GitHub repo.

  • yes, you are correct in sense.
  • all i am trying to do is keep a copy of upstream repo. similar to mirroring repo.
  • i have to remove git push origin master
  • i will again check after few days whether the command is correct