Credential storage options in Git - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the command to cache your Git credentials temporarily.

Git

git config --global credential.helper [1]

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Acache

Bstore

Cmanager

Dnone

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Common Mistakes

Using 'store' which saves credentials permanently in a file.

Using 'manager' which is platform-specific and more complex.

The cache helper stores credentials in memory for a limited time, so you don't have to enter them repeatedly.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the command to save Git credentials permanently in a plain text file.

Git

git config --global credential.helper [1]

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Acache

Bnone

Cmanager-core

Dstore

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Common Mistakes

Using 'cache' which only stores credentials temporarily.

Using 'manager-core' which is platform-specific.

The store helper saves credentials permanently in a plain text file in your home directory.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the command to use the Git Credential Manager on Windows.

Git

git config --global credential.helper [1]

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Amanager

Bcache

Cmanager-core

Dstore

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Common Mistakes

Using 'manager-core' on Windows which may not be installed.

Using 'cache' or 'store' which do not integrate with Windows credential manager.

On Windows, the correct helper is manager to use the Git Credential Manager.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to configure Git to use the credential helper that stores credentials for 15 minutes.

Git

git config --global credential.helper '[1] --timeout=[2]'

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Acache

Bstore

C900

D3600

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Common Mistakes

Using 'store' which does not support timeout.

Setting timeout to 3600 which is 1 hour, not 15 minutes.

The cache helper can be configured with a timeout in seconds. 900 seconds equals 15 minutes.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to create a Git credential helper configuration that stores credentials permanently and sets the file path.

Git

git config --global credential.helper '[1] --file=[2]/[3]'

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Astore

B~/.git-credentials

Ccredentials

Dcache

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Common Mistakes

Using 'cache' which does not support file path option.

Confusing file path parts or missing the file name.

The store helper saves credentials permanently. You can specify the file path with --file. Here, the file is ~/.git-credentials/credentials.