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authorJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2020-05-08 15:27:04 -0700
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2020-05-08 15:27:04 -0700
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@@ -1014,20 +1014,26 @@ Otherwise, the string "git credential-" is prepended to the helper
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<pre><code># run "git credential-foo"
-foo
+[credential]
+ helper = foo
# same as above, but pass an argument to the helper
-foo --bar=baz
+[credential]
+ helper = "foo --bar=baz"
# the arguments are parsed by the shell, so use shell
# quoting if necessary
-foo --bar="whitespace arg"
+[credential]
+ helper = "foo --bar='whitespace arg'"
# you can also use an absolute path, which will not use the git wrapper
-/path/to/my/helper --with-arguments
+[credential]
+ helper = "/path/to/my/helper --with-arguments"
# or you can specify your own shell snippet
-!f() { echo "password=`cat $HOME/.secret`"; }; f</code></pre>
+[credential "https://example.com"]
+ username = your_user
+ helper = "!f() { test \"$1\" = get &amp;&amp; echo \"password=$(cat $HOME/.secret)\"; }; f"</code></pre>
</div></div>
<div class="paragraph"><p>Generally speaking, rule (3) above is the simplest for users to specify.
Authors of credential helpers should make an effort to assist their
@@ -1095,7 +1101,7 @@ helpers will just ignore the new requests).</p></div>
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Last updated
- 2020-03-10 08:03:13 PDT
+ 2020-05-08 15:24:24 PDT
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