Is there a way to cache GitHub credentials for pushing commits?

Question

I recently switched to synchronizing my repositories to https:// on GitHub (due to firewall issues), and it asks for a password every time.

Is there a way to cache t

Answer 1

For Windows you can use the Git Credential Manager (GCM) plugin. It is currently maintained by Microsoft. The nice thing is that it saves the password in the Windows Credential Store, not as plain text.

There is an installer on the releases page of the project. This will also install the official version of Git for Windows with the credential manager built-in. It allows two-factor authentication for GitHub (and other servers). And has a graphical interface for initially logging in.

For Cygwin users (or users already using the official Git for Windows), you might prefer the manual install. Download the zip package from the releases page. Extract the package, and then run the install.cmd file. This will install to your ~/bin folder. (Be sure your ~/bin directory is in your PATH.) You then configure it using this command:

git config --global credential.helper manager

Git will then run the git-credential-manager.exe when authenticating to any server.