Re: [PATCH 1/2] Add password parameter to git svn commands and use it when provided instead of defaulting to end-user prompt

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Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> arnaud.brejeon@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> > Signed-off-by: Arnaud Brejeon <arnaud.brejeon <at> gmail.com>
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Can you say a little more about the context?  Do you run a script that
> wants to pass a password to 'git svn', do you type it each time on the
> command line, or something else?  Is it ok that the password would
> show up in "ps" output?  Would the platform's keyring or netrc be
> usable here, or is there something in the context that avoids that?

I think using keyring or netrc is more appropriate.  Having a password
on the command-line and visible to all via ps doesn't seem like
something git should support.
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