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| author | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2022-11-17 01:49:06 -0800 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2022-11-17 01:49:06 -0800 |
| commit | c429c188841b43691e7fa5b85f5e94514ae72299 (patch) | |
| tree | 29ac07a41d93c7b6c16e5243215b5b52337dabf6 /gitcredentials.txt | |
| parent | e8c74d8c0e412fe8989ee1dc8df321c53dbd8a3b (diff) | |
| download | git-htmldocs-c429c188841b43691e7fa5b85f5e94514ae72299.tar.gz | |
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diff --git a/gitcredentials.txt b/gitcredentials.txt index 80517b4eb..6df50e8a1 100644 --- a/gitcredentials.txt +++ b/gitcredentials.txt @@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ DESCRIPTION Git will sometimes need credentials from the user in order to perform operations; for example, it may need to ask for a username and password -in order to access a remote repository over HTTP. This manual describes -the mechanisms Git uses to request these credentials, as well as some -features to avoid inputting these credentials repeatedly. +in order to access a remote repository over HTTP. Some remotes accept +a personal access token or OAuth access token as a password. This +manual describes the mechanisms Git uses to request these credentials, +as well as some features to avoid inputting these credentials repeatedly. REQUESTING CREDENTIALS ---------------------- |