git-config

Is there a way to cache https credentials for pushing commits?

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Since Git 1.7.9 (released 2012), there is a neat mechanism in Git to avoid having to type your password all the time for HTTP / HTTPS, called credential helpers. You can just use one of the following credential helpers: git config –global credential.helper cache The credential.helper cache value tells Git to keep your password cached … Read more

Where do the settings in my Git configuration come from?

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Git checks four places for a configuration file: Your machine’s system .gitconfig file. Your user .gitconfig file located at ~/.gitconfig. A second user-specific configuration file located at $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config or $HOME/.config/git/config. The local repository’s configuration file .git/config. The settings cascade in the following order, with each file adding or overriding settings defined in the file above … Read more

How can I save username and password in Git?

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Attention: This method saves the credentials in plaintext on your PC’s disk. Everyone on your computer can access it, e.g. malicious NPM modules. Run git config –global credential.helper store then git pull provide a username and password and those details will then be remembered later. The credentials are stored in a file on the disk, … Read more

Can I specify multiple users for myself in .gitconfig?

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Since git 2.13, it is possible to solve this using newly introduced Conditional includes. An example: Global config ~/.gitconfig [user] name = John Doe email = john@doe.tld [includeIf “gitdir:~/work/”] path = ~/work/.gitconfig Work specific config ~/work/.gitconfig [user] email = john.doe@company.tld Remember that [includeIf…] should follows default [user] at the top.