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1. install github cli "gh" ----- type -p curl >/dev/null || sudo apt install curl -y curl -fsSL https://cli.github.com/packages/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg | sudo dd of=/usr/share/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg \ && sudo chmod go+r /usr/share/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg \ && echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg] https://cli.github.com/packages stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/github-cli.list > /dev/null \ && sudo apt update \ && sudo apt install gh -y ----- 2. set up the credential manager ----- on pi: git config --global credential.helper store \ && git config --global user.email rick@neverslow.com \ && git config --global user.name "Rick VanNorman" on mac: download the github credentials manager, do a push, and fill in the blanks delete the directory .git-credentials to reset this stuff ----- 3. do a push operation. authenticate with username and the token as password (for red6rick) ghp************************************* (for rcvn3d) ghp************************************* 4. git should be transparent afterwards 5. remove the credentials by deleting ~/.git-credentials
if needed, a new personal token can be generated by visiting