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windowsgitgithubcredential-managercredentialscache

Fetch, pull, merge or push a change to GitHub gitbash gives {git: 'credential-cache' is not a git command. See 'git -- help'.}

This error

git: 'credential-cache' is not a git command. See 'git --help'.

is showing every time I try to interact with GitHub:
this error({git: 'credential-cache' is not a git command. See 'git --help'.}) is showing everytime i try to interact with github

In order to get out of the pain of typing my GitHub idname & password each time I fetch, pull, merge and push changes to the GitHub, I thought of using the
git config --global credential.helper cache command to store the idname & password. After using it I learned that, as I'm using Windows, I had to use manager instead of cache to do the same task. However, the above error message is showing each time I try to interact with GitHub.

Solution

  • I have never used a credential helper. But, I think it would require you to install a third-party tool to get it working.

    As a recommendation, I would tell you to use ssh keys cite^ instead of a third-party tool, you are more secure this way. Even more secure if you use a passphrase along with ssh-agent cite^.