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On GNU/Linux the recommended setup is to use libsecret and the "libsecret credential helper" in order to use GNOME Keyring as the Git credential manager. Please follow the instructions for setting up libsecret for the GNU/Linux distribution you are using, then proceed to generate a personal access token.
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To generate a a Personal Access Token on GitHub go to https://github.com/settings/tokens and and click on "Generate new token". You only need to select the "repo" scope (permission). After you have generated your token, store it in the GNOME Keyring using git token store:
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$ git token store https://github.com
Username: <insert your Github username>
Password: <insert your "Personal Access Token", not your GitHub password> |
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If you are using a desktop environment or distribution without support for GNOME Keyring, or if you want to use your own scheme for storing the PAT, then that is also supported. You can store non-sensitive data such as your username and the URL of the Git source code hosting provider in your ~/.gitconfig file in the "credential" section:
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