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.TH "GIT\-CREDENTIAL\-CACHE\-\-DAEMON" "1" "2025-10-02" "Git 2\&.51\&.0\&.414\&.g5099f6" "Git Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
git-credential-cache--daemon \- Temporarily store user credentials in memory
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fIgit credential\-cache\-\-daemon\fR [\-\-debug] <socket\-path>
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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You probably don\(cqt want to invoke this command yourself; it is started automatically when you use \fBgit-credential-cache\fR(1)\&.
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This command listens on the Unix domain socket specified by \fI<socket\-path>\fR for \fBgit\-credential\-cache\fR clients\&. Clients may store and retrieve credentials\&. Each credential is held for a timeout specified by the client; once no credentials are held, the daemon exits\&.
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If the \fB\-\-debug\fR option is specified, the daemon does not close its stderr stream, and may output extra diagnostics to it even after it has begun listening for clients\&.
.SH "GIT"
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Part of the \fBgit\fR(1) suite