gitcred

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gitcred

Reads cached credentials using the configured Git credential helper.
^{(MIT license)}

go install github.com/VonC/gitcred@latest

Problem

A git credential helper is used to cache HTTPS remote Git hosting service credentials (username/password or token)

You can used that helper to query credentials manually:

credhelper=$(git config credential.helper)
printf "host=github.com\nprotocol=https" | git-credential-${credhelper} get

This works for any Mac/Linux/Windows password.

And if you want to set a new password/token, it is even more cumbersome:

credhelper=$(git config credential.helper)
printf "host=github.com\nprotocol=https\nusername=VonC\npassword=xxx" | git-credential-${credhelper} set

Goal

Replace the complex command line by a tool able to quickly read/set/erase cached credentials, no matter your credential helper.

Cross-platform.

Solution

• gitcred will read your current credential helper
• By default, in a repository, it will display cached credentials for the current folder/repository

get

get is the default command for gitcred.
You do not need to add get.

get, from outside a repository

gitcred -u VonC -s github.com
# or (same)
gitcred -u VonC -s github.com get

get, from inside a cloned repository folder

cd /path/to/local/github.com/cloned/repository
gitcred
# or (same)
gitcred get

set

set, from outside a repository

gitcred -u VonC -s github.com set <password or token>

set, from inside a cloned repository folder

cd /path/to/local/github.com/cloned/repository
gitcred -u VonC set <password or token>

erase

erase, from outside a repository

gitcred -u VonC -s github.com erase

erase, from inside a cloned repository folder

cd /path/to/local/github.com/cloned/repository
gitcred -u VonC erase