On Sat, Jan 28, 2023 at 08:13:34PM +0000, M Hickford via GitGitGadget wrote: > diff --git a/Documentation/git-credential-cache.txt b/Documentation/git-credential-cache.txt > index 432e159d952..f473994a864 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. This version looks good to me. -Peff
