NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

       git config credential.helper 'cache [<options>]'

DESCRIPTION

       This command caches credentials for use by future Git programs. The stored credentials are kept in memory
       of the cache-daemon process (instead of being written to a file) and are forgotten after a configurable
       timeout. Credentials are forgotten sooner if the cache-daemon dies, for example if the system restarts.
       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 $XDG_CACHE_HOME/git/credential/socket unless ~/.git-credential-cache/ exists in which
           case ~/.git-credential-cache/socket is used instead. If your home directory is on a network-mounted
           filesystem, you may need to change this to a local filesystem. You must specify an absolute path.

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 increases the
       cache time to 1 hour):

           $ git config credential.helper 'cache --timeout=3600'

PERSONAL ACCESS TOKENS

       Some remotes accept personal access tokens, which are randomly generated and hard to memorise. They
       typically have a lifetime of weeks or months.

       git-credential-cache is inherently unsuitable for persistent storage of personal access tokens. The
       credential will be forgotten after the cache timeout. Even if you configure a long timeout, credentials
       will be forgotten if the daemon dies.

       To avoid frequently regenerating personal access tokens, configure a credential helper with persistent
       storage. Alternatively, configure an OAuth credential helper to generate credentials automatically. See
       gitcredentials(7), sections "Available helpers" and "OAuth".

GIT

       Part of the git(1) suite

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