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| author |  Devin Lehmacher <lehmacdj@gmail.com> | 2017-03-17 08:36:33 -0400 |
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| committer |  Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2017-03-17 11:19:40 -0700 |
| commit | 60759baac1f063a6c3069ca4b909abb8a20fa08a (patch) | |
| tree | faeb57c96340077486ccd0446bb3b470dcba146a /Documentation | |
| parent | path.c: add xdg_cache_home (diff) | |
| download | tgif-60759baac1f063a6c3069ca4b909abb8a20fa08a.tar.xz | |
credential-cache: use XDG_CACHE_HOME for socket
Make git-credential-cache follow the XDG base path specification by
default. This increases consistency with other applications and helps
keep clutter out of users' home directories.
Check the old socket location, ~/.git-credential-cache/, and use
~/.git-credential-cache/socket if that directory exists rather than
forcing users who have used `git credential-cache` before to migrate to
the new XDG compliant location.
Otherwise use the socket $XDG_CACHE_HOME/git/credential/socket following
XDG base path specification. Use the subdirectory credential/ in case
other files are cached under $XDG_CACHE_HOME/git/ in the future and to
make the socket's purpose clear.
Signed-off-by: Devin Lehmacher <lehmacdj@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-credential-cache.txt | 11 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-credential-cache.txt b/Documentation/git-credential-cache.txt index 96208f822e..2b85826393 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-credential-cache.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-credential-cache.txt @@ -33,10 +33,13 @@ OPTIONS --socket <path>:: Use `<path>` to contact a running cache daemon (or start a new - cache daemon if one is not started). Defaults to - `~/.git-credential-cache/socket`. If your home directory is on a - network-mounted filesystem, you may need to change this to a - local filesystem. You must specify an absolute path. + cache daemon if one is not started). + Defaults to `$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 ---------------------- |