multiple passworded HTTPS repos causes errors

[LukeAI]

I have a repos file containing 5 HTTPS git URLs for private repos. When I run import:

$ vcs import < myrepos.repos
Username for 'https://github.com': Username for 'https://github.com': Username for 'https://github.com': Username for 'https://github.com': Username for 'https://github.com':

I type: MYUSERNAME

and I get:

Password for 'https://MYUSERNAME@github.com':

I type: MYPASSWORD and get prompted 4 more times, with the password shown in the URL and then vcs hangs forever.

Password for 'https://MYPASSWORD@github.com': Password for 'https://MYPASSWORD@github.com': Password for 'https://MYPASSWORDy@github.com': Password for 'https://MYPASSWORD@github.com':
.

git version 2.29.2
git version 2.29.2
Ubuntu 18.04

[dirk-thomas]

Have you tried the --workers option described in the readme? https://github.com/dirk-thomas/vcstool

You could also configure git to not require you to interactively enter the credentials every time.