Unable to enter passphrase for SSH key
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Description
When I try to push to an SSH-authenticated repository and I am prompted for the passphrase of my SSH key, I cannot enter the passphrase and keystrokes are interpreted as gitu commands.
Steps to reproduce
- Initialize a Git repo using SSH authentication and a passphrase-protected SSH key.
- Press
Pp - System prompts: "Enter passphrase for key:
<key name>" - Type passphrase
Expected behaviour
After typing the passphrase and pushing Enter my commits are pushed
Actual behaviour
Keystrokes seem to be interpreted as regular commands and chaos ensues.
Might be related to #99, however, I'm a new user unfamiliar with gitu.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the SSH-authenticated push with a passphrase-protected key, following the listed steps from pressing Pp through the passphrase prompt. Trace the passphrase prompt and keyboard-input handling in the push flow. Done means the passphrase is accepted without triggering regular gitu commands and the commits are pushed after Enter.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- git, rust
- Domain
- authentication, cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100