Connecting to github by https using user:pw@github.com/repo when pw ends with @

Question

I am using GIT_REPO_URL=\"https://$GIT_ACCOUNT:$USER_PW@github.com/XXXX/xxx\" syntax.

Lately I have changed my password so it ends by @.

For exampl

Answer 1

You have to "URL encode" the username and password. See https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3986 for percent encoding.

@ will be encoded as %40, so the url would look like: https://myAccountName:123456789%40@github.com/XXXX/xxx

Here is a tool for this: http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/dencoder/ or just use an ASCII table ;).

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Alternatives would be to use a git store for storing credentials, use the .netrc file, or use SSH keys.