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Documentation: clarify that cache forgets credentials if the system restarts

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Signed-off-by: M Hickford <mirth.hickford@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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M Hickford 2023-01-28 20:13:34 +00:00 committed by Junio C Hamano
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@ -14,10 +14,13 @@ git config credential.helper 'cache [<options>]'
DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION
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This command caches credentials in memory for use by future Git This command caches credentials for use by future Git programs.
programs. The stored credentials never touch the disk, and are forgotten The stored credentials are kept in memory of the cache-daemon
after a configurable timeout. The cache is accessible over a Unix process (instead of written to a file) and are forgotten after a
domain socket, restricted to the current user by filesystem permissions. 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.
You probably don't want to invoke this command directly; it is meant to You probably don't want to invoke this command directly; it is meant to
be used as a credential helper by other parts of Git. See be used as a credential helper by other parts of Git. See