git-credential-oauth(1)

git-credential-oauth1

Git credential helper that authenticates to github and other forges using oauth

Usage

git-credential-oauth [<options>] <action>

Overview

A read-only Git credential helper that authenticates to GitHub and other forges using OAuth.

Example configuration for Git:

git config --global --unset-all credential.helper
git config --global --add credential.helper "cache --timeout 21600" # six hours
git config --global --add credential.helper oauth

To unconfigure:

git config --global --unset-all credential.helper oauth

Options

Run git-credential-oauth -help for more details.

Releases

3 releases since Debian 12 (Bookworm); the text changed 1 time.

  1. 12
  2. 13–Arch

Reporting bugs

Please report any bugs at https://github.com/hickford/git-credential-oauth

From git-credential-oauth 0.18.0-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.