Clone a private repository with PAT from Github

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*My post explains how to clone a private repository with FGPAT(Fine-Grained Personal Access Token) from Github.

With PAT(Personal Access Token), you can clone a private repository from your account and you can also clone a private repository from your organization if you're its owner or member:
*Memos:

• You need to generate a PAT and add it to the command below. *Organization doesn't have PAT or FGPAT generator.
• A PAT cannot select permissions more precisely(finely) than FGPAT.
• pat is PAT.
• fgpat is FGPAT.

git clone https://<pat or fgpat>@github.com/<your account or organization>/<repo>.git

<How to generate a FGPAT from your account>

1. Go to Settings:
   

2. Go to Developer settings:
   

3. Press Generate new token (classic) from Personal access tokens/Tokens(classic)/Generate new token:
   

4. Fill Note, then check repo. *If repo is not checked, you cannot clone a private repository:
   

5. Press Generate token:
   

6. Finally, a PAT is generated:
   

This is the command with the PAT generated above:

git clone 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@github.com/<your account or organization>/<repo>.git