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https://github.com/jongio/gh-setup-git-credential-helper
GitHub CLI Extension to add gh as a gitcredentials helper
https://github.com/jongio/gh-setup-git-credential-helper
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GitHub CLI Extension to add gh as a gitcredentials helper
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/jongio/gh-setup-git-credential-helper
- Owner: jongio
- License: mit
- Created: 2021-09-03T17:49:25.000Z (over 3 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2021-11-12T02:32:58.000Z (about 3 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-08-13T07:15:56.219Z (4 months ago)
- Topics: gh-extension
- Language: Shell
- Homepage:
- Size: 16.6 KB
- Stars: 38
- Watchers: 3
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 2
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# GitHub CLI Extension - Setup Git Credential Helper
When you fork a repo the default GITHUB_TOKEN has limited permissions that doesn't allow you to do common things like add secrets and doesn't allow you to use the GitHub CLI as a gitcredential helper.
This extension solves all of that for you.
It will:
1. Clear the `GITHUB_TOKEN` variable, so `gh auth login` won't complain that it already has a value.
2. Call `gh auth login`
3. Set `gh auth git-credentials` as your gitcredentials helper.
The full context for this extension can be found here: https://blog.jongallant.com/2021/06/codespaces-gh-cli-git-credentials/
Here are the related GitHub issues:
- https://github.com/cli/cli/issues/3796
- https://github.com/cli/cli/issues/3797
- https://github.com/cli/cli/issues/3798
## Installation
1. Install [GitHub CLI v2.0+](https://github.com/cli/cli)
1. Run `gh extension install jongio/gh-setup-git-credential-helper`
## Run
1. Run `gh setup-git-credential-helper` from within your Codespace or DevContainer
1. You will see "Successfully added 'gh auth git-credential' as your git credential helper." if it succeeded. Please file an issue if you have any problems.
## Uninstall
1. Run `gh extension remove gh-setup-git-credential-helper`
## Install in DevContainer
See the code in this repo in /.devcontainer to see how to add this to your devcontainer
1. Copy the `github-debian.sh` script to library-scripts
1. Add the install command to your Dockerfile
```bash
RUN apt-get update && export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive && bash /tmp/library-scripts/github-debian.sh
```
1. Manually run `gh setup-git-credential-helper` when your container starts.
## Error Messages
Including the following error messages for SEO - this extension should fix all of these issues.
```
failed to fetch public key:
HTTP 403: Resource not accessible by integration
```
```
The value of the GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable is being used for authentication.
To have GitHub CLI store credentials instead, first clear the value from the environment.
```
```
git push --set-upstream origin env-dev5
remote: Invalid username or password.
fatal: Authentication failed for 'https://github.com/jongio/golang-sample-app/'
```