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git-credential-cache:tldr:50770
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'
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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.