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GIT-CREDENTIAL-CACHE(1) | Git Manual | GIT-CREDENTIAL-CACHE(1) |
NAME¶
git-credential-cache - Helper to temporarily store passwords in memory
SYNOPSIS¶
git config credential.helper 'cache [<options>]'
DESCRIPTION¶
This command caches credentials for use by future Git programs. The stored credentials are kept in memory of the cache-daemon process (instead of being written to a file) and are forgotten after a configurable timeout. Credentials are forgotten sooner if the cache-daemon dies, for example if the system restarts. The cache is accessible over a Unix domain socket, restricted to the current user by filesystem permissions.
You probably don’t want to invoke this command directly; it is meant to be used as a credential helper by other parts of Git. See gitcredentials(7) or EXAMPLES below.
OPTIONS¶
--timeout <seconds>
--socket <path>
CONTROLLING THE DAEMON¶
If you would like the daemon to exit early, forgetting all cached credentials before their timeout, you can issue an exit action:
git credential-cache exit
EXAMPLES¶
The point of this helper is to reduce the number of times you must type your username or password. For example:
$ git config credential.helper cache $ git push http://example.com/repo.git Username: <type your username> Password: <type your password> [work for 5 more minutes] $ git push http://example.com/repo.git [your credentials are used automatically]
You can provide options via the credential.helper configuration variable (this example increases the cache time to 1 hour):
$ git config credential.helper 'cache --timeout=3600'
GIT¶
Part of the git(1) suite
11/20/2023 | Git 2.43.0 |