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git credential-cache — Git helper to temporarily store passwords in memory. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git

Submitted by: @import:tldr-pages·Mar 2, 2026·

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Problem

How to use the git credential-cache command: Git helper to temporarily store passwords in memory. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-credential-cache>.

Solution

git credential-cache — Git helper to temporarily store passwords in memory. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-credential-cache>.

Store Git credentials for a specific amount of time:

git config credential.helper 'cache --timeout={{time_in_seconds}}'

Code Snippets

Store Git credentials for a specific amount of time

git config credential.helper 'cache --timeout={{time_in_seconds}}'

Context

tldr-pages: common/git credential-cache

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