Use netrc to avoid TortoiseGit asking for username and password

Published: May 19, 2013 by Yi Zeng

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1. Open %USERPROFILE% from Windows Explorer
2. Create a new file with name _netrc
3. Put the following lines in

machine github.com
login yizeng
password the_password