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GIT-CREDENTIAL-CAC(1) Git Manual GIT-CREDENTIAL-CAC(1)

NAME

git-credential-cache - helper to temporarily store passwords in memory

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 exit
 

EXAMPLES

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
03/19/2016 Git 1.7.10.4