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Git push requires username and password

I cloned a Git repository from my GitHub account to my PC.

I want to work with both my PC and laptop, but with one GitHub account.

When I try to push to or pull from GitHub using my PC, it requires a username and password, but not when I'm using the laptop!

I don't want to type my username and password every time I interact with origin. What am I missing here?

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**Updating your Git configuration file directly (*if you do not want to memorize fancy commands*):** 

Open your `.git/config` file in your favorite text editor. It will be in the folder that you cloned or in the repository that you performed `git init` in. Go into that repository. `.git` is a hidden folder, and pressing <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>H</kbd> should show the hidden folder, (`ls -a` in terminal).

Below is a sample of the `.git/config` file. Copy and paste these lines and be sure to update those lines with your Git information.

 [user]
 name = Tux
 email = tux@gmail.com
 username = happy_feet

 [remote "origin"]
 url = https://github.com/happy_feet/my_code.git
 fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*

Change the URL part with the following format for SSH:

 url = git@github.com:happy_feet/my_code.git

(*The above formats do not change with various Git remote servers like GitHub or Bitbucket. It's the same if you are using Git for version control*):

**Note:** The SSH way of connecting to a remote Git repository will require you to add your public SSH key to your Git remote server (*like GitHub or Bitbucket. Search the settings page for SSH keys*).

*To know how to generate your SSH keys, refer to:* 
*[Creating SSH keys][1]*

 [1]: https://confluence.atlassian.com/bitbucketserver/creating-ssh-keys-776639788.html

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The good thing about setting [user] is that if you have a master git credential even then the commits will be registered by the [user] in the config.

Ayush Mandowara
– Ayush Mandowara

2020年07月03日 17:10:27 +00:00
Commented Jul 3, 2020 at 17:10

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