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GIT: Calling git clone using password with special character

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