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Expand Up @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Personal access tokens (PATs) are an alternative to using passwords for authenti
4. Click **Generate new token**.
![Generate new token button](/assets/images/help/settings/generate_new_token.png)
5. Give your token a descriptive name.
![Token description field](/assets/images/help/settings/token_description.png)
![Token description field](https://res.cloudinary.com/ramizackaryshamir/image/upload/c_scale,w_573/v1603818860/pullrequest-meetyourcreator-ramizackaryshamir-lines_28-29_htggx1.png)
6. Select the scopes, or permissions, you'd like to grant this token. To use your token to access repositories from the command line, select **repo**.
![Selecting token scopes](/assets/images/help/settings/token_scopes.gif)
7. Click **Generate token**.
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