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diff --git a/Documentation/git-credential-store.txt b/Documentation/git-credential-store.txt index bc97071e76..e3c8f276b1 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-credential-store.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-credential-store.txt @@ -31,10 +31,41 @@ OPTIONS --file=<path>:: - Use `<path>` to store credentials. The file will have its + Use `<path>` to lookup and store credentials. The file will have its filesystem permissions set to prevent other users on the system from reading it, but will not be encrypted or otherwise - protected. Defaults to `~/.git-credentials`. + protected. If not specified, credentials will be searched for from + `~/.git-credentials` and `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/credentials`, and + credentials will be written to `~/.git-credentials` if it exists, or + `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/credentials` if it exists and the former does + not. See also <<FILES>>. + +[[FILES]] +FILES +----- + +If not set explicitly with '--file', there are two files where +git-credential-store will search for credentials in order of precedence: + +~/.git-credentials:: + User-specific credentials file. + +$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/credentials:: + Second user-specific credentials file. If '$XDG_CONFIG_HOME' is not set + or empty, `$HOME/.config/git/credentials` will be used. Any credentials + stored in this file will not be used if `~/.git-credentials` has a + matching credential as well. It is a good idea not to create this file + if you sometimes use older versions of Git that do not support it. + +For credential lookups, the files are read in the order given above, with the +first matching credential found taking precedence over credentials found in +files further down the list. + +Credential storage will by default write to the first existing file in the +list. If none of these files exist, `~/.git-credentials` will be created and +written to. + +When erasing credentials, matching credentials will be erased from all files. EXAMPLES -------- |