SYNOPSIS
git config credential.helper 'cache [options]'DESCRIPTION
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.
OPTIONS
- --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~/.git-credential-cache/socket. If your home directory is on a network-mounted filesystem, you may need to change this to a local filesystem.
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 exitEXAMPLES
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'GIT
Part of the git(1) suite