From: M Hickford <mirth.hickford@xxxxxxxxx> Previously the docs only described storage helpers. A concrete example: Git Credential Manager can generate credentials for GitHub and GitLab via OAuth. https://github.com/GitCredentialManager/git-credential-manager Signed-off-by: M Hickford <mirth.hickford@xxxxxxxxx> --- Docs: describe how a credential-generating helper works Previously the docs only described storage helpers. A concrete example: Git Credential Manager can generate credentials for GitHub and GitLab via OAuth. https://github.com/GitCredentialManager/git-credential-manager Signed-off-by: M Hickford mirth.hickford@xxxxxxxxx Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-git-1379%2Fhickford%2Fcredential-generator-v1 Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-git-1379/hickford/credential-generator-v1 Pull-Request: https://github.com/git/git/pull/1379 Documentation/gitcredentials.txt | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/gitcredentials.txt b/Documentation/gitcredentials.txt index 80517b4eb2c..72888402e73 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitcredentials.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitcredentials.txt @@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ for a password. It is generally configured by adding this to your config: Credential helpers, on the other hand, are external programs from which Git can request both usernames and passwords; they typically interface with secure -storage provided by the OS or other programs. +storage provided by the OS or other programs. Alternatively, a +credential-generating helper might generate credentials for certain servers via +some API. To use a helper, you must first select one to use. Git currently includes the following helpers: @@ -286,8 +288,8 @@ For a `store` or `erase` operation, the helper's output is ignored. If a helper fails to perform the requested operation or needs to notify the user of a potential issue, it may write to stderr. -If it does not support the requested operation (e.g., a read-only store), -it should silently ignore the request. +If it does not support the requested operation (e.g., a read-only store +or generator), it should silently ignore the request. If a helper receives any other operation, it should silently ignore the request. This leaves room for future operations to be added (older base-commit: 319605f8f00e402f3ea758a02c63534ff800a711 -- gitgitgadget
