git/Documentation/git-credential-cache.txt
Jeff King c6632eba5a command-list: mention git-credential-* helpers
These commands were never added to the command-list. Adding
them makes "make check-docs" run without complaint.
While we're at it, let's capitalize the first letter of
their one-line summaries to match the rest of the git
manpages.

The credential-cache--daemon command is somewhat special. It
is already ignored by check-docs because it contains a "--",
marking it as a non-interesting implementation detail. It
is, in fact, documented, but since the documentation
basically just redirects you to a more appropriate command
anyway, let's explicitly omit it so it is not mentioned in
git(1).

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2012-08-08 12:11:54 -07:00

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git-credential-cache(1)
=======================
NAME
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git-credential-cache - Helper to temporarily store passwords in memory
SYNOPSIS
--------
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git config credential.helper 'cache [options]'
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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
linkgit: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 exit
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EXAMPLES
--------
The point of this helper is to reduce the number of times you must type
your username or password. For example:
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$ 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):
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$ git config credential.helper 'cache --timeout=300'
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GIT
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Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite