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

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M Hickford via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Date
Dec 21, 2022, 08:23 UTC
Message-ID
<pull.1447.git.1671610994375.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
From: M Hickford <mirth.hickford@gmail.com>
Make it obvious to readers unfamiliar with Unix sockets.
Signed-off-by: M Hickford <mirth.hickford@gmail.com>
---
    Documentation: clarify that cache forgets credentials if the system
    restarts
    
    Make it obvious to readers unfamiliar with Unix sockets.
    
    Signed-off-by: M Hickford mirth.hickford@gmail.com
Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-1447%2Fhickford%2Fpatch-2-v1
Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-1447/hickford/patch-2-v1
Pull-Request: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/pull/1447
 Documentation/git-credential-cache.txt | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-credential-cache.txt b/Documentation/git-credential-cache.txt
index 432e159d952..83fb4d4c4dc 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-credential-cache.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-credential-cache.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ 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
+after a configurable timeout.  Credentials are forgotten sooner if you
+log out or the system restarts.  The cache is accessible over a Unix
 domain socket, restricted to the current user by filesystem permissions.
 
 You probably don't want to invoke this command directly; it is meant to

base-commit: 7c2ef319c52c4997256f5807564523dfd4acdfc7

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  1. Documentation: clarify that cache forgets credentials if the system restartsM Hickford via GitGitGadget, Dec 21, 2022
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  4. Documentation: clarify that cache forgets credentials if the system restartsM Hickford, Jan 28, 2023
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  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
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