Merge branch 'jk/credential-sample-update'
The samples in the credential documentation has been updated to make it clear that we depict what would appear in the .git/config file, by adding appropriate quotes as needed.. * jk/credential-sample-update: gitcredentials(7): make shell-snippet example more realistic gitcredentials(7): clarify quoting of helper examples
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# run "git credential-foo"
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foo
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[credential]
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helper = foo
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# same as above, but pass an argument to the helper
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foo --bar=baz
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[credential]
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helper = "foo --bar=baz"
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# the arguments are parsed by the shell, so use shell
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# quoting if necessary
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foo --bar="whitespace arg"
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[credential]
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helper = "foo --bar='whitespace arg'"
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# you can also use an absolute path, which will not use the git wrapper
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/path/to/my/helper --with-arguments
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[credential]
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helper = "/path/to/my/helper --with-arguments"
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# or you can specify your own shell snippet
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!f() { echo "password=`cat $HOME/.secret`"; }; f
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[credential "https://example.com"]
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username = your_user
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helper = "!f() { test \"$1\" = get && echo \"password=$(cat $HOME/.secret)\"; }; f"
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Generally speaking, rule (3) above is the simplest for users to specify.
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