[pass] Using pass with git config core.askpass

[Quentin Minster]

On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 10:41:00PM +0100, Alexander Baier wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I would like to use pass to supply git with login information when
> accessing a remote repository (e.g. on github).  I put the following
> section into my ~/.gitconfig:
> 
> [core]
>     askpass = pass show Code/github.com
> 
> Doing 'git push' will now print
> 
>   "error: cannot run 'pass show Code/github.com': No such file or
>   directory"
>   
> and will continue with prompting me for my username and password:
> 
>   Username for 'https://github.com':
>   Password for 'https://user@github.com'
> 
> Does anyone know how I can tell git to use pass for retrieving my
> credentials?
> 
> Regards,
> -- 
> Alexander Baier
> 


Hello,

I use a git credential helper [1] for this (attached).

It must be located in your path for git to find and use it (and the name
'git-credential-pass' is actually important).

Then you can use the following configuration in your .git/config:

    [credential]
    	helper = pass Code/github.com

Hope this helps.
Regards,
-- 
Quentin Minster

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[1]: http://git-scm.com/docs/gitcredentials


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#!/bin/sh

# git provides additional information on stdin,
# in the following format:
#protocol=<protocol>
#host=<host>
#user=<user>
STDIN="$(cat)"

if [ "$2" = "get" ]
then
    echo -n "password="
    pass "$1" | head -n1
    exit $?
fi

exit 1