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| author | M Hickford <mirth.hickford@gmail.com> | 2022-11-08 16:01:27 +0300 |
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| committer | Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com> | 2022-11-09 00:46:54 +0300 |
| commit | 54e95b466334e8f6ba4421991cfc189e1291ea87 (patch) | |
| tree | f67d9b1f134a12a46df20c328f69ddfbf5055781 | |
| parent | 63bba4fdd86d80ef061c449daa97a981a9be0792 (diff) | |
Documentation/gitcredentials.txt: mention password alternatives
Git asks for a "password", but the user might use a
personal access token or OAuth access token instead.
Example:
Password for 'https://AzureDiamond@github.com':
Signed-off-by: M Hickford <mirth.hickford@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com>
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/gitcredentials.txt | 7 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/gitcredentials.txt b/Documentation/gitcredentials.txt index 80517b4eb2c..6df50e8a144 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitcredentials.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitcredentials.txt @@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ DESCRIPTION Git will sometimes need credentials from the user in order to perform operations; for example, it may need to ask for a username and password -in order to access a remote repository over HTTP. This manual describes -the mechanisms Git uses to request these credentials, as well as some -features to avoid inputting these credentials repeatedly. +in order to access a remote repository over HTTP. Some remotes accept +a personal access token or OAuth access token as a password. This +manual describes the mechanisms Git uses to request these credentials, +as well as some features to avoid inputting these credentials repeatedly. REQUESTING CREDENTIALS ---------------------- |