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@@ -222,6 +222,19 @@ provided on input.
This value should not be sent unless the appropriate capability (see below) is
provided on input.
+`continue`::
+ This is a boolean value, which, if enabled, indicates that this
+ authentication is a non-final part of a multistage authentication step. This
+ is common in protocols such as NTLM and Kerberos, where two rounds of client
+ authentication are required, and setting this flag allows the credential
+ helper to implement the multistage authentication step. This flag should
+ only be sent if a further stage is required; that is, if another round of
+ authentication is expected.
++
+This value should not be sent unless the appropriate capability (see below) is
+provided on input. This attribute is 'one-way' from a credential helper to
+pass information to Git (or other programs invoking `git credential`).
+
`wwwauth[]`::
When an HTTP response is received by Git that includes one or more