Hi Alan - On Thu, Jun 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM Alan Mackenzie <a...@muc.de> wrote:
> Hello, Mercurial. > > I'm using Mercurial 6.8.2. > > I'm trying to clone a repository with lots of subrepositories. The > command I tried was: > > $ hg clone ssh://h...@foss.heptapod.net/xemacs/xemacs-packages > xemacs-packages > > .. This started working, but it prompted me for my ssh passphrase for > EVERY damned subrepo in the repository. There are over 130 of these, and > it is impractical to spend many hours typing in my passphrase 130 times, > so I aborted the cloning. > > I tried adding the option -S (for "subrepo") to the above command, but > the clone command doesn't accept it. > > How can I clone this repository such that I only need to enter my > passphrase once, or at a maximum a few times? > > Are you using `ssh-agent` to cache your identity? That should store your credentials and keep you from needing to constantly re-enter your passphrase. > Thanks for the help! > > Hopefully that's helpful. Best, Bridger > -- > Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany). > _______________________________________________ > Mercurial mailing list > Mercurial@lists.mercurial-scm.org > https://lists.mercurial-scm.org/mailman/listinfo/mercurial >
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