# GIT-CREDENTIAL-CACHE - Helper to temporarily store passwords in memory - man(1) - [phpMan]

> **TLDR:** Git helper to temporarily store passwords in memory.
>
- Store Git credentials for a specific amount of time:
  `git config credential.helper 'cache --timeout={{time_in_seconds}}'`

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## NAME
       git-credential-cache - Helper to temporarily store passwords in memory

## SYNOPSIS
       git config credential.helper 'cache [<options>]'


## DESCRIPTION
       This command caches credentials for use by future Git programs. The stored credentials are
       kept in memory of the cache-daemon process (instead of being 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.

       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 [**gitcredentials**(7)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/gitcredentials/7/markdown) or **EXAMPLES **below.

## OPTIONS
### --timeout <seconds>
           Number of seconds to cache credentials (default: 900).

### --socket <path>
           Use **<path> **to contact a running cache daemon (or start a new cache daemon if one is not
           started). Defaults to **$XDG_CACHE_HOME/git/credential/socket **unless
           **~/.git-credential-cache/ **exists in which case **~/.git-credential-cache/socket **is used
           instead. If your home directory is on a network-mounted filesystem, you may need to
           change this to a local filesystem. You must specify an absolute path.

## CONTROLLING THE DAEMON
       If you would like the daemon to exit early, forgetting all cached credentials before their
       timeout, you can issue an **exit **action:

           git credential-cache exit


## EXAMPLES
       The point of this helper is to reduce the number of times you must type your username or
       password. For example:

           $ git config credential.helper cache
           $ git push <http://example.com/repo.git>
           Username: <type your username>
           Password: <type your password>

           [work for 5 more minutes]
           $ git push <http://example.com/repo.git>
           [your credentials are used automatically]


       You can provide options via the credential.helper configuration variable (this example
       increases the cache time to 1 hour):

           $ git config credential.helper 'cache --timeout=3600'


## GIT
       Part of the [**git**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/git/1/markdown) suite

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