From: M Hickford Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2022 13:01:27 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Documentation/gitcredentials.txt: mention password alternatives X-Git-Tag: v2.39.0-rc0~32^2 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=54e95b466334e8f6ba4421991cfc189e1291ea87;p=thirdparty%2Fgit.git Documentation/gitcredentials.txt: mention password alternatives Git asks for a "password", but the user might use a personal access token or OAuth access token instead. Example: Password for 'https://AzureDiamond@github.com': Signed-off-by: M Hickford Signed-off-by: Taylor Blau --- diff --git a/Documentation/gitcredentials.txt b/Documentation/gitcredentials.txt index 80517b4eb2..6df50e8a14 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitcredentials.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitcredentials.txt @@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ DESCRIPTION Git will sometimes need credentials from the user in order to perform operations; for example, it may need to ask for a username and password -in order to access a remote repository over HTTP. This manual describes -the mechanisms Git uses to request these credentials, as well as some -features to avoid inputting these credentials repeatedly. +in order to access a remote repository over HTTP. Some remotes accept +a personal access token or OAuth access token as a password. This +manual describes the mechanisms Git uses to request these credentials, +as well as some features to avoid inputting these credentials repeatedly. REQUESTING CREDENTIALS ----------------------