Re: [RFC] Add way to make Git credentials accessible from clean/smudge filter

> > Yeah, that is the solution I was going to suggest. The credentials are
> > totally orthogonal to the filters, and I would rather not shove them
> > into the protocol. It's an extra process, but with the new multi-use
> > smudge filter, it's one per git invocation, not one per file.
> 
> The trouble with "git credential" is that it works only if the credential 
> helper is setup correctly. Although I assume that most people have setup this, 
> I have also worked with a number of people who prefer to enter their passwords 
> every time Git makes a network connection.