Shell Terminal - save credentials in env var
Sometimes I need to save credentials in an environment variable that I can later use in a script.
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# prompt for user for username.
read -s -p "Enter username: " SECRET_USER
# User types the username
# export as env var
export SECRET_USER
# prompt user for password
read -s -p "Enter password: " SECRET_PASSWORD
# User types the username
# export as env var
export SECRET_PASSWORD
# use in script
curl --user $SECRET_USER:$SECRET_PASSWORD $etc
References
- Helpful link: https://stackoverflow.com/a/3980904
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