Invalid authentification with git clone

Question

I'm trying to clone a private repo that is not on my github account, but I do have access to. The commands I have used is

 git clone https://username:[email protected]/path/to/repo.git
 git clone https://username:[email protected]/path/to/repo.git

I get invalid username or password, but if I do

git clone https://github.com/path/to/repo.git

And enter the same username and password it works fine. What is the correct syntax?

maybe github team have deactivated that for security reasons. — , Jul 15 '15 at 18:06
git clone https://username:[email protected]/path/to/repo.git is a correct syntax. Just tried. Worked for me. Maybe you are entering wrong credentials. you may refer http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10054318/how-to-provide-username-and-password-when-run-git-clone-gitremote-git — Pankaj Singhal, Jul 15 '15 at 18:39
@PankajSinghal, does it work for you when you are not an owner of the repo? because what i enter when prompted is exactly what I put in the syntax — Angie, Jul 15 '15 at 19:42

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:51

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git clone https://username:[email protected]/path/to/repo.git

This is the correct syntax. Maybe you are entering wrong credentials. you may refer to this question here.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:51

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answered Jul 16 '15 at 11:37

Pankaj Singhal

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