How to git clone via ssh without having to type in a password?

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I am using a git repo over ssh but the ssh server is only configured for username / password authentication there is no way for me to configure authentication with this server using certificates.

So when I do a clone operation such as ssh://user@host/git/demo.git git asks me for a password to clone the repo.

I want to avoid having to type the password so I tried executing the following command based on another StackOverflow question on how to avoid having to type the password with https

git config --global credential.helper "cache --timeout=86400"

However the password I type is not getting cached.

I have to merge 20 different git repos into one big git repo and I want to write a shell script to do this so I don't want to have to keep typing my password.

Is there a way to pass the password to git from within a bash shell script? I am using git 1.8.5.1 on CentOS 6.5

You might be interested in en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expect and pexpect.sourceforge.net/pexpect.html — Neil Forrester
– Neil Forrester, Commented Dec 5, 2013 at 21:52
there is no way for me to configure authentication with this server using certificates. If this is also specifically referring to key auth, then (based on my experience with sshd) I believe you're out of luck, since it requires some sort of authentication on every connection. — admdrew
– admdrew, Commented Dec 5, 2013 at 21:55
Where is the git server hosted? Could you have git repos served over http? (for example, github allows for cloning repos via http) — James Kingsbery
– James Kingsbery, Commented Dec 5, 2013 at 21:59

James Kingsbery · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-05 22:18:53Z

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One possible way to do this is to use a git client made for programmatic access. I've never used it before, but something like https://github.com/gordonwritescode/Nougit could do it.

answered Dec 5, 2013 at 22:18

James Kingsbery

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