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alernerdev
alernerdev

Reputation: 2064

Can http protocol be used for urls inside .gitmodules file

When retrieving source code on this particular project, I use this syntax:

git clone https://ALerner@path_to_the_gitfile.git

I was told to explicitly use credentials as specified above, otherwise I dont have access to the source.

This time around, I have to run this command afterwards:

git submodule update --init --recursive --remote --merge

I went into .gitmodules file, and replaced this syntax:

[submodule "src/grpc-proto"]`enter code here`
        path = src/grpc-proto
        url = git@path_to_the_gitfile.git
        branch = .

with this one:

url = https://ALerner@path_to_the_gitfile.git

But now, instead of getting "Access denied" type errors which I was getting before making these credential related changes, I am now getting:

Cloning into '/home/alex/go-projects/src/gitlab.n-t.io/webback/developtools'...
fatal: unable to access 'https://gitlab.n-t.io:sdexnt/developtools-back.git/': URL using bad/illegal format or missing URL
fatal: clone of 'https://[email protected]:sdexnt/developtools-back.git' into submodule path '/home/alex/go-projects/src/gitlab.n-t.io/webback/developtools' failed
Failed to clone 'developtools'. Retry scheduled

So what syntax do I need to use in .gitmodules file to incorporate my login credential when specifying various submodule paths ?

thank you

Upvotes: 0

Views: 133

Answers (1)

phd
phd

Reputation: 94726

HTTP URL syntax is different from scp-like. This is the correct URL:

https://gitlab.n-t.io/sdexnt/developtools-back.git

(/ instead of :)

See the docs at https://git-scm.com/docs/git-fetch#_git_urls

Upvotes: 1

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