Documentation: clarify that cache forgets credentials if the system restarts

index 432e159d95..f473994a86 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-credential-cache.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-credential-cache.txt @@ -14,10 +14,13 @@ git config credential.helper 'cache [<options>]' DESCRIPTION ----------- -This command caches credentials in memory for use by future Git -programs. The stored credentials never touch the disk, and are forgotten -after a configurable timeout. The cache is accessible over a Unix -domain socket, restricted to the current user by filesystem permissions. +This command caches credentials for use by future Git programs. +The stored credentials are kept in memory of the cache-daemon +process (instead of written to a file) and are forgotten after a +configurable timeout. Credentials are forgotten sooner if the +cache-daemon dies, for example if the system restarts. The cache +is accessible over a Unix domain socket, restricted to the current +user by filesystem permissions. You probably don't want to invoke this command directly; it is meant to be used as a credential helper by other parts of Git. See