using gitlab token to clone without authentication

Question

I want to clone gitlab repository without prompt for my automation script, by using my private token from my gitlab account.

Can someone provide me a sample?

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Answer 1

Inside a GitLab CI pipeline the CI_JOB_TOKEN environment variable works for me:

git clone https://gitlab-ci-token:${CI_JOB_TOKEN}@gitlab.com/...

Source: Gitlab Docs

BTW, setting this variable in .gitlab-ci.yml helps to debug errors.

variables:
    CI_DEBUG_TRACE: "true"