gitcredentials

gitcredentials

Name

gitcredentials - providing usernames and passwords to Git

Synopsis

git config credential.https://example.com.username myusername
git config credential.helper "$helper $options"

Description

Git will sometimes need credentials from the user in order to perform operations; for example, it may need to ask for a username and password in order to access a remote repository over HTTP. This manual describes the mechanisms Git uses to request these credentials, as well as some features to avoid inputting these credentials repeatedly.

Requesting credentials

Without any credential helpers defined, Git will try the followin