On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 8:30 AM sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > $ git clone g...@github.com:apache/whimsy.git > > Cloning into 'whimsy'... > > Warning: Permanently added the RSA host key for IP address '140.82.118.4' > to the list of known hosts. > > g...@github.com: Permission denied (publickey). > > fatal: Could not read from remote repository. > Please make sure you have the correct access rights > and the repository exists. > > Is it ever needed, or can it be dropped in favour of the alternative? i.e. > > $ git clone https://github.com/apache/whimsy.git
When I do a git clone with the git@github url, I can do a push without specifying my password. When I do it with the https: url, I have to specify my password. I'm not sure what to recommend. Perhaps list both and let the user choose? - Sam Ruby
