Git Credential Storage for HTTPS Auth

The git credentials system’s default behavior is to prompt for a username and password every connection when authenticating with HTTPS.

Alternatives:

1. “cache” mode - Caches the password in memory; does not store on disk. The --timeout <seconds> option changes the amount of time from the default 15 mins.

2. “store” mode - Saves the credentials to the disk in plain-text. The credentials never expire. The default location is ~/.git-credentials, but the command accepts a --file <path> argument if a custom file path is desired.

   $ git config --global credential.helper 'store --file ~/.my-credentials'
   

Source: Git-scm