Bash function to replace your Github HTTP remotes with a new password/access token

git_replace.sh

# Updates your git remote named `origin` with a new password if you're authenticating
# using basic auth (and not SSH). E.g. if you work for a corporatin with a proxy that
# murders your attempt to connect over SSH.
#
# How to use:
#
# 1. Put the function in your ~/.bash_profile or ~/.zshrc
# 2. Replace old_access_pass with your old password/access token and new_access_pass with your new password/access token
# 3. Run `fixremote` in any repo folder when your git push or pull fails

function fixremote () {
        old_origin_url="$(git remote get-url origin)"
        old_access_pass="XXXXXXXXXXX"
        new_access_pass="XXXXXXXXXXX"
        new_origin_url="${old_origin_url/$old_access_pass/$new_access_pass}"
        echo $new_origin_url
        git remote set-url origin $new_origin_url
}