GitHub Token Setup

To save your GitHub token as an environment variable in Ubuntu, you can follow these steps:

  1. Open Terminal: Press Ctrl+Alt+T to open the terminal.

  2. Open Your Shell Profile: Open the shell profile file in a text editor. The shell profile file depends on the shell you are using. For bash, it's .bashrc, and for zsh, it's .zshrc.

For bash: 

nano ~/.bashrc

For zsh: 

nano ~/.zshrc

  1. Add the Environment Variable: Add the following line to the end of the file, replacing YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN with your actual GitHub token: 

    export GITHUB_TOKEN=YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN

  2. Save and Close the File: Press Ctrl+O to save the file and Ctrl+X to exit the text editor.

  3. Reload the Shell Profile: Apply the changes by reloading your shell profile: 

    source ~/.bashrc  # for bash
source ~/.zshrc   # for zsh

Now, your GitHub token will be available as an environment variable named GITHUB_TOKEN in your terminal sessions. You can verify this by running: 

echo $GITHUB_TOKEN