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Setting environment variable for bash Shell (Linux)

  1. Open your terminal and run the following command:
nano ~/.bashrc
  • or if using vim
vim ~/.bashrc
  1. Add the following line to the file (replacing the github token with the one we retrieved before)
export AuthPassword=your_github_token_here
  1. Save and Close the file
  • for nano
    • "CTRL + X" to exit
    • "Y" - When prompted to save
    • "ENTER" - To save
  • for vim
    • "ESC" - switch to normal
    • "WQ" - save file and exit
    • "ENTER" - Execute save and quit
  1. Apply the changes made

in the terminal run

source ~/.bashrc

Confirm insertion

echo $AuthPassword

Your Authentication Token is now set in an environment variable on your local machine. This will not be tracked by GitHub or within your project. If you have the project open, close it and reopen it to ensure that it has the refreshed .bashrc file and Auth token.

The GitAuthToken file should now have your token. In IntelliJ, you can extend this object with App to make it playable and print line the token if you would like to check. Remove the extends from App before continuing to avoid future clash.

Collaboration of:

Spencer Clarke-Griffiths- https://github.com/SpencerCGriffiths

Jamie Letts- https://github.com/jamie2210

Roshan Gautam- https://github.com/Roshangautam2052