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Re: [PATCH v3] Documentation: clarify that cache forgets credentials if the system restarts

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Jan 29, 2023, 06:48 UTC
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On Sat, Jan 28, 2023 at 08:13:34PM +0000, M Hickford via GitGitGadget wrote:
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> diff --git a/Documentation/git-credential-cache.txt b/Documentation/git-credential-cache.txt
> index 432e159d952..f473994a864 100644
> --- a/Documentation/git-credential-cache.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/git-credential-cache.txt
> @@ -14,10 +14,13 @@ git config credential.helper 'cache [<options>]'
>  DESCRIPTION
>  -----------
>  
> -This command caches credentials in memory for use by future Git
> -programs. The stored credentials never touch the disk, and are forgotten
> -after a configurable timeout.  The cache is accessible over a Unix
> -domain socket, restricted to the current user by filesystem permissions.
> +This command caches credentials for use by future Git programs.
> +The stored credentials are kept in memory of the cache-daemon
> +process (instead of written to a file) and are forgotten after a
> +configurable timeout. Credentials are forgotten sooner if the
> +cache-daemon dies, for example if the system restarts. The cache
> +is accessible over a Unix domain socket, restricted to the current
> +user by filesystem permissions.
This version looks good to me.
-Peff
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  1. Documentation: clarify that cache forgets credentials if the system restartsM Hickford via GitGitGadget, Dec 21, 2022
  2. Junio C HamanoDec 21, 2022
  3. Jeff KingDec 22, 2022
  4. Documentation: clarify that cache forgets credentials if the system restartsM Hickford, Jan 28, 2023
  5. brian m. carlsonDec 21, 2022
  6. Documentation: clarify that cache forgets credentials if the system restartsM Hickford via GitGitGadget, Jan 28, 2023
  7. Documentation: clarify that cache forgets credentials if the system restartsM Hickford via GitGitGadget, Jan 28, 2023
  8. Jeff KingJan 29, 2023
  9. Junio C HamanoJan 29, 2023

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