Tag / Git

by Chris Green

Cloning Bitbucket Repositories with GitHub Desktop: Get Authentication to Work

To authenticate against Bitbucket and clone repositories using GitHub Desktop, you can follow these 3 steps:

Step 1: Enable Git Credential Manager in GitHub Desktop

  1. Open GitHub Desktop.
  2. Go to File > Options > Advanced (on Windows) or GitHub Desktop > Preferences > Advanced (on macOS).
  3. Select the checkbox for Use Git Credential Manager.

Step 2: Create a Personal Access Token in Bitbucket

  1. Log in to your Bitbucket account.
  2. Go to Personal Bitbucket settings in the settings dropdown.
  3. Select App passwords (the side menu may be collapsed).
  4. Click Create app password.
  5. Under the Details section, enter a label for your password.
  6. Under Permissions, select Read and Write in the Repositories section.
  7. Click Create to generate a new token.
  8. Copy the token to your clipboard. NOTE: You will not be able to view this again later.

Step 3: Clone Your Bitbucket Repository in GitHub Desktop

  1. Open GitHub Desktop.
  2. Go to File > Clone Repository > URL.
  3. Enter the HTTPS clone URL of your Bitbucket repository.
  4. When prompted for authentication, enter your Bitbucket username and paste the token you copied as your password.
  5. Click Save and Retry to successfully clone the repository to your local machine.

This setup should allow you to authenticate against Bitbucket and clone repositories using GitHub Desktop.

by Chris Green

How do I change my name and email for my global git config?

You can change your name and email for your global Git configuration using the following commands in your terminal:

git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --global user.email "your.email@example.com"

Of course, you will want to replace "Your Name" with your desired name and "your.email@example.com" with your desired email address. This will update your global Git configuration, and these details will be used for all your commits.

If you want to verify the changes, you can use:

git config --global --list

This command will list all your global Git configuration settings, including your updated name and email.