GitHub personal access token to perform Git operations over HTTPS

1. Create a fine-grained personal access token with “Contents” permission to Repositories you have selected.
2. Configure Git to store credentials on disk: git config --global credential.helper store (Credentials are stored in plaintext!)
3. Access the repo via https with your username and the personal access token as password.

$ git clone https://github.com/USERNAME/REPO.git
Username: YOUR-USERNAME
Password: YOUR-PERSONAL-ACCESS-TOKEN

4. Rotate the token before it expires.

References

• Using a personal access token on the command line
• Repository permissions for “Contents”
• https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/getting-started-with-git/caching-your-github-credentials-in-git