git-credential-store:tldr:49b02

The command git config credential.helper 'store --file=${filename}' is used to configure Git to use the "store" credential helper with a specific file for storing credentials.

Here's a breakdown of the command:

• git config: This is the Git command used for configuring various settings.
• credential.helper: This is the configuration option to specify the credential helper for Git.
• 'store --file=${filename}': This is the value assigned to the credential.helper option. It consists of two parts:
  • store: This specifies the "store" credential helper, which is a basic helper that stores credentials indefinitely on disk. It's a simple way of caching credentials for future use.
  • --file=${filename}: This is an option provided to the "store" credential helper. The ${filename} is a placeholder that should be replaced with the actual file path where the credentials will be stored. By specifying this option, the "store" helper will store the credentials in the specified file.

To use this command, you need to replace ${filename} with the actual file path where you want to store the credentials. For example, if you want to store the credentials in a file named "my-credentials", you would provide the following command:

git config credential.helper 'store --file=my-credentials'

This will configure Git to use the "store" helper and store credentials in the "my-credentials" file.