GitHub for Mac error: git: 'credential-osxkeychain' is not a git command

Question

When using the GitHub for Mac app (version 87), I received the following error:

git: \'credential-osxkeychain\' is not a git command. See \'git --help

Answer 1

Try : git config --global credential.helper git

Answer 2

http://backlogtool.com/git-guide/cn/reference/trouble-shooting.html

HTTPS requires passwords every time you execute push/pull if you are windows,Just for the first time

but in Mac, you can use the authentication assistant connected with the key chain. Users using Homebrew automatically install authentication assistants when installing Git. In addition, you need to install manually.

If you want to verify that you have an installation certification assistant, you can use the following command to confirm.

git credential-osxkeychain

If the authentication assistant is not installed, the following contents are displayed.

git: 'credential-osxkeychain' is not a git command. See 'git --help'.

At this point, you can download the authentication assistant to the right path.

1. curl -s -O http://github-media-downloads.s3.amazonaws.com/osx/git-credential-osxkeychain
2. chmod u+x git-credential-osxkeychain
3. mv git-credential-osxkeychain /usr/local/bin

After installation, set the open authentication assistant.

4. git config --global credential.helper osxkeychain

Answer 3

When I tried to run this command, there was no error

brew untap homebrew/homebrew-dupes

Answer 4

git: 'credential-osxkeychain' is not a git command. See 'git --help'. this error message's gone after I upgraded git, with

brew upgrade git

==> Upgrading 1 outdated package:
git 2.11.1 -> 2.21.0

Answer 5

I had to do sudo ln -s /usr/local/git/bin/git-credential-osxkeychain /usr/bin/git-credential-osxkeychain because I upgraded git and then copied /usr/local/git/bin/git to /usr/bin/git

Answer 6

Setting

/usr/local/git/bin/git-credential-osxkeychain

in your path also works, or wherever your path may be.

I'm not sure which solution is preferable though.