From 2912ae700e488a8dffbd3ce7dfa42c04194c4fbb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: lesleyanneb <31181282+lesleyanneb@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2021 01:00:31 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] Update creating-a-personal-access-token to include a note
 about scopes (#21490)

---
 .../creating-a-personal-access-token.md                         | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/content/github/authenticating-to-github/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/creating-a-personal-access-token.md b/content/github/authenticating-to-github/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/creating-a-personal-access-token.md
index 8d991bc51e..3ab8b5dbdc 100644
--- a/content/github/authenticating-to-github/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/creating-a-personal-access-token.md
+++ b/content/github/authenticating-to-github/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/creating-a-personal-access-token.md
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ Personal access tokens (PATs) are an alternative to using passwords for authenti
 
 {% ifversion fpt %}{% data reusables.user_settings.removes-personal-access-tokens %}{% endif %}
 
+A token with no assigned scopes can only access public information. To use your token to access repositories from the command line, select `repo`. For more information, see “[Available scopes](/apps/building-oauth-apps/scopes-for-oauth-apps#available-scopes)”.
+
 ## Creating a token
 
 {% ifversion fpt %}1. [Verify your email address](/github/getting-started-with-github/verifying-your-email-address), if it hasn't been verified yet.{% endif %}