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= Creating a secret from a .gitconfig file

If the cloning of your application is dependent on a `.gitconfig` file, then you can create a secret that contains it. Add it to the builder service account and then your `BuildConfig`.

.Procedure

* To create a secret from a `.gitconfig` file:

[source,terminal]
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$ oc create secret generic <secret_name> --from-file=<path/to/.gitconfig>
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[NOTE]
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SSL verification can be turned off if `sslVerify=false` is set for the `http`
section in your `.gitconfig` file:

[source,text]
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[http]
        sslVerify=false
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