Re: [BUG] Password cannot contain hash

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Sep 9, 2019, 22:01 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqq5zm1i0xv.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAKc7PVDT0JXCAW=aON2jXidCgib=SjoUXU6Yh4t+xWB8QW4NPQ@mail.gmail.com>

Sebastian Gniazdowski <sgniazdowski@gmail.com> writes:

> Hello,
> if the password contains a hash, then it's impossible to clone a
> repository, either with https or ssh protocols. I've had to use a
> `gitg' GUI to clone such a repo.

Hmph, do you mean that

	git clone https://user:password@hosting.site/repository/
	git clone ssh://user:password@hosting.site/repository/

if the "password" has '#' in it? Do passwords with colon, slash or at-sign have the same issue? Would it help to URI escape the problematic characters?

It is a separate issue to use passwords embedded in the URLs, but still, escaping ought to work.