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diff --git a/Documentation/config/credential.txt b/Documentation/config/credential.txt index 60fb3189e1..9d01641c28 100644 --- a/Documentation/config/credential.txt +++ b/Documentation/config/credential.txt @@ -1,9 +1,13 @@ credential.helper:: Specify an external helper to be called when a username or password credential is needed; the helper may consult external - storage to avoid prompting the user for the credentials. Note - that multiple helpers may be defined. See linkgit:gitcredentials[7] - for details. + storage to avoid prompting the user for the credentials. This is + normally the name of a credential helper with possible + arguments, but may also be an absolute path with arguments or, if + preceded by `!`, shell commands. ++ +Note that multiple helpers may be defined. See linkgit:gitcredentials[7] +for details and examples. credential.useHttpPath:: When acquiring credentials, consider the "path" component of an http |