pkgctl-auth-login(1)
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Name
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pkgctl-auth-login - Authenticate with the GitLab instance

Synopsis
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pkgctl auth login [OPTIONS]

Description
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Interactively authenticate with the GitLab instance.

The minimum required scopes for the token are: 'api', 'write_repository'.

The GitLab API token can either be stored in a plaintext file in
'$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/devtools/gitlab.conf', or supplied via the
'DEVTOOLS_GITLAB_TOKEN' environment variable using any command (gpg, vault,
password manager) by declaring a shell alias:

    $ alias pkgctl='DEVTOOLS_GITLAB_TOKEN="$(command to obtain token)" pkgctl'

Options
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*-g, --gen-access-token*::
	Open the URL to generate a new personal access token

*-h, --help*::
	Show a help text

See Also
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pkgctl-auth-status(1)

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