Documentation/git-credential-cache.txt

   1 git-credential-cache(1)
   2 =======================
   3
   4 NAME
   5 ----
   6 git-credential-cache - Helper to temporarily store passwords in memory
   7
   8 SYNOPSIS
   9 --------
  10 -----------------------------
  11 git config credential.helper 'cache [<options>]'
  12 -----------------------------
  13
  14 DESCRIPTION
  15 -----------
  16
  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.
  21
  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.
  25
  26 OPTIONS
  27 -------
  28
  29 --timeout <seconds>::
  30
  31         Number of seconds to cache credentials (default: 900).
  32
  33 --socket <path>::
  34
  35         Use `<path>` to contact a running cache daemon (or start a new
  36         cache daemon if one is not started).
  37         Defaults to `$XDG_CACHE_HOME/git/credential/socket` unless
  38         `~/.git-credential-cache/` exists in which case
  39         `~/.git-credential-cache/socket` is used instead.
  40         If your home directory is on a network-mounted filesystem, you
  41         may need to change this to a local filesystem. You must specify
  42         an absolute path.
  43
  44 CONTROLLING THE DAEMON
  45 ----------------------
  46
  47 If you would like the daemon to exit early, forgetting all cached
  48 credentials before their timeout, you can issue an `exit` action:
  49
  50 --------------------------------------
  51 git credential-cache exit
  52 --------------------------------------
  53
  54 EXAMPLES
  55 --------
  56
  57 The point of this helper is to reduce the number of times you must type
  58 your username or password. For example:
  59
  60 ------------------------------------
  61 $ git config credential.helper cache
  62 $ git push http://example.com/repo.git
  63 Username: <type your username>
  64 Password: <type your password>
  65
  66 [work for 5 more minutes]
  67 $ git push http://example.com/repo.git
  68 [your credentials are used automatically]
  69 ------------------------------------
  70
  71 You can provide options via the credential.helper configuration
  72 variable (this example drops the cache time to 5 minutes):
  73
  74 -------------------------------------------------------
  75 $ git config credential.helper 'cache --timeout=300'
  76 -------------------------------------------------------
  77
  78 GIT
  79 ---
  80 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite