git-credential-cache:tldr:50770

git-credential-cache: Store Git credentials for a specific amount of time.

$ git config credential.helper 'cache --timeout=${time_in_seconds}'

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This command is used to configure the Git credential helper to cache the credentials for a specific period of time.

git config credential.helper is a Git command to configure the credential helper. The credential helper is a mechanism in Git that allows you to store and retrieve your login credentials (such as username and password) for remote repositories.

In this command, cache --timeout=${time_in_seconds} is the value passed to the credential helper configuration. Here, cache is the credential helper program, and --timeout=${time_in_seconds} is an argument that specifies the duration for which the credentials will be cached (in seconds).

You need to replace ${time_in_seconds} with the actual number of seconds for the desired caching duration. For example, if you want to cache the credentials for 1 hour (3600 seconds), you would use: git config credential.helper 'cache --timeout=3600'.

By setting a timeout value, the credential helper will remember your credentials for the specified duration. This can be convenient as you don't need to enter your credentials every time you interact with a remote Git repository. However, it's important to consider security implications when using credential caching, especially on shared or public computers.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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