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6 git-credential-store - Helper to store credentials on disk
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9 git config credential.helper 'store [options]'
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14 Using this helper will store your passwords unencrypted on disk,
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16 acceptable security tradeoff, try git-credential-cache(1), or find
17 a helper that integrates with secure storage provided by your
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20 This command stores credentials indefinitely on disk for use by future
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29 Use <path> to store credentials. The file will have its filesystem
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35 The point of this helper is to reduce the number of times you must type
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