1 git-credential-cache(1)
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6 git-credential-cache - Helper to temporarily store passwords in memory
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11 git config credential.helper 'cache [options]'
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17 This command caches credentials in memory for use by future Git
18 programs. The stored credentials never touch the disk, and are forgotten
19 after a configurable timeout. The cache is accessible over a Unix
20 domain socket, restricted to the current user by filesystem permissions.
22 You probably don't want to invoke this command directly; it is meant to
23 be used as a credential helper by other parts of Git. See
24 linkgit:gitcredentials[7] or `EXAMPLES` below.
31 Number of seconds to cache credentials (default: 900).
35 Use `<path>` to contact a running cache daemon (or start a new
36 cache daemon if one is not started). Defaults to
37 `~/.git-credential-cache/socket`. If your home directory is on a
38 network-mounted filesystem, you may need to change this to a
39 local filesystem. You must specify an absolute path.
41 CONTROLLING THE DAEMON
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44 If you would like the daemon to exit early, forgetting all cached
45 credentials before their timeout, you can issue an `exit` action:
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48 git credential-cache exit
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54 The point of this helper is to reduce the number of times you must type
55 your username or password. For example:
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58 $ git config credential.helper cache
59 $ git push http://example.com/repo.git
60 Username: <type your username>
61 Password: <type your password>
63 [work for 5 more minutes]
64 $ git push http://example.com/repo.git
65 [your credentials are used automatically]
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68 You can provide options via the credential.helper configuration
69 variable (this example drops the cache time to 5 minutes):
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72 $ git config credential.helper 'cache --timeout=300'
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77 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite