If you have a file with special characters (single quotes, wildcard, etc) in the name, it can be difficult to discover the exact escape sequence to correctly delete. To avoid playing with escape characters, you can simply use the inode number of the file instead. For example, let’s say you accidentally specify tar options incorrectly … Bash: deleting a file with special characters using its inode value
If a git repository requires credentials to clone, and you are still using a username/password (instead of ssh key), it is still possible to have the repository cloned in your automation scripts without be prompted. You just have to ensure that the username and password are properly URL encoded. From the command line, the syntax … Ansible: cloning a git repository that requires credentials
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