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GoLang: Installing the Go Programming language on Ubuntu 16.04


Categories: Development

Update: For the latest version of this article compatible with Ubuntu 22.04 and Go 1.19, see my newer article here. The Go programming language has gotten considerable momentum, and the fact that it compiles down to machine code has made it popular in containers like Docker where a single executable binary fits the execution model perfectly. This article … GoLang: Installing the Go Programming language on Ubuntu 16.04

GIT: Calling git clone using password with special character


Categories: Development, Scripting

It is more popular to use an ssh key instead of a password when automating a git clone from a guest OS.  But if you do need to specify the password directly into the console command, it takes this form: $ git clone https://<user>:<password>@<gitserver>/<path>/<repo>.git Which works fine if the password is plaintext, but if it … GIT: Calling git clone using password with special character