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GIT-CREDENTIAL-CAC(1) Git Manual GIT-CREDENTIAL-CAC(1)
git-credential-cache - Helper to temporarily store passwords in
memory
git config credential.helper 'cache [options]'
This command caches credentials in memory for use by future Git
programs. The stored credentials never touch the disk, and are
forgotten after a configurable timeout. 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.
--timeout <seconds>
Number of seconds to cache credentials (default: 900).
--socket <path>
Use <path> to contact a running cache daemon (or start a new
cache daemon if one is not started). Defaults to
$XDG_CACHE_HOME/git/credential/socket unless
~/.git-credential-cache/ exists in which case
~/.git-credential-cache/socket is used instead. If your home
directory is on a network-mounted filesystem, you may need to
change this to a local filesystem. You must specify an absolute
path.
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
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 drops the cache time to 5 minutes):
$ git config credential.helper 'cache --timeout=300'
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Pages that refer to this page: git(1), git-credential-cache--daemon(1), git-credential-store(1), gitcredentials(7)