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This script lists all users with read access to a specified GitHub repository using the GitHub API.

Description

The script performs the following actions:

1. Authenticates with the GitHub API using your username and personal access token
2. Takes a repository owner and repository name as command line arguments
3. Fetches and displays all collaborators who have read (pull) access to the repository

Prerequisites

• Bash shell
• curl installed
• jq installed (for JSON processing)
• GitHub personal access token with appropriate permissions

Setup

1. Set environment variables for your GitHub credentials:

   export username="your_github_username"
   export token="your_github_personal_access_token"

Usage

Run the script with the repository owner and name as arguments:

./list-users.sh <repo_owner> <repo_name>

Example:

./list-users.sh octocat Hello-World

Output

The script will output:

• A list of users with read access to the repository
• Or a message if no users with read access are found

Error Handling

The script includes basic error handling:

• Checks for the required command line arguments
• Provides a usage message if arguments are missing

Security Note

• Keep your personal access token secure
• Never commit tokens to version control
• Use tokens with the minimum required permissions