Man1 - git-credential-cache.1

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

  git config credential.helper cache [<options>]

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.

–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.

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

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

Part of the *git*(1) suite