git: 'credential-cache' is not a git command
Solution 1
From a blog I found:
This [git-credential-cache] doesn’t work for Windows systems as git-credential-cache communicates through a Unix socket.
Git for Windows
Since msysgit has been superseded by Git for Windows, using Git for Windows is now the easiest option. Some versions of the Git for Windows installer (e.g. 2.7.4) have a checkbox during the install to enable the Git Credential Manager. Here is a screenshot:
Still using msysgit? For msysgit versions 1.8.1 and above
The wincred
helper was added in msysgit 1.8.1. Use it as follows:
git config --global credential.helper wincred
For msysgit versions older than 1.8.1
First, download git-credential-winstore and install it in your git bin directory.
Next, make sure that the directory containing git.cmd
is in your Path environment variable. The default directory for this is C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\cmd on a 64-bit system or C:\Program Files\Git\cmd on a 32-bit system. An easy way to test this is to launch a command prompt and type git
. If you don't get a list of git commands, then it's not set up correctly.
Finally, launch a command prompt and type:
git config --global credential.helper winstore
Or you can edit your .gitconfig
file manually:
[credential]
helper = winstore
Once you've done this, you can manage your git credentials through Windows Credential Manager which you can pull up via the Windows Control Panel.
Solution 2
Looks like git
now comes with wincred
out-of-the-box on Windows (msysgit):
git config --global credential.helper wincred
Reference: https://github.com/msysgit/git/commit/e2770979fec968a25ac21e34f9082bc17a71a780
Solution 3
First run git config --global credential.helper wincred
Then go to: CONTROL PANEL\CREDENTIAL MANAGER\WINDOWS CREDENTIAL\GENERIC CREDENTIAL
then click in add a credential in Internet or network address:
add git:https://
{username}.github.com
User:
{name}
Password:
{Password}
Solution 4
I faced this problem while using AptanaStudio3 on windows7. This helped me:
git config --global credential.helper wincred
Code taken from here
Solution 5
First find the version you are using for GIT.
using this command : git --version
if you have a newer version than 1.7.10.
Then simply use this this command.
Windows:
git config --global credential.helper wincred
MAC
git config --global credential.helper osxkeychain
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Updated on January 13, 2022Comments
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Big McLargeHuge about 2 years
I followed these instructions to the letter, including the part about password caching. It seems like the instructions are wrong, because every time I
git push origin master
I get this error:git: 'credential-cache' is not a git command. See 'get --help'.
... at which point I am forced to enter my username and password. After doing so, I am presented with the same error message again, followed by the output from
git push
.Here is the contents of my .gitconfig file:
[user] name = myusername email = [email protected] [credential] helper = cache
To be clear, after I installed Git and ran Git Bash, here is exactly what I typed:
git config --global user.name "myusername" git config --global user.email "[email protected]" git config --global credential.helper cache
Please help. This is so frustrating!
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Wallace Kelly about 10 yearsTo remove the message, "git: 'credential-cache' is not a git command.", run "git config --global --unset credential.helper", then you can follow the instructions below.
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Web_Designer over 9 years@Wally +1 Thanks, your command worked for me only after removing
--global
.
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ruruskyi over 11 yearsgitcredentialstore.codeplex.com contains FAQ. It helped me to install winstore successfully. Binary crashes unless you run it from git-bash.
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Malachi over 10 yearsFYI I had to install with explicit admin rights. Without it, I was getting error "git: 'credential-winstore' is not a git command. See 'git --help'". My .gitconfig now looks a bit different also, with the [credential line] having "helper = !'C:\\Users\\Malachi\\AppData\\Roaming\\GitCredStore\\git-credential-winstore.exe''
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Andrew over 10 yearsmine throws an unhandled exception and dies -- System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithShellExecuteEx(ProcessStartInfo startInfo)
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Yogesh Jindal over 10 yearsI had to follow the step on this link to completely get it working: stackoverflow.com/questions/13107833/…
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Domi over 10 yearsIs there a reason as to why they would use Unix sockets in a multi-platform application? And if so, why does git-credential-winstore does not ship with the Windows version of Git by default?
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Chris McKenzie over 10 yearsThe git-credential-winstore tool is not working for me. It used to, but suddenly I'm getting prompted all over the place. I've checked .git-config and the Windows Credential Manager and everything is there that should be. It's simply not working and I really don't have any idea why. :(
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nimish almost 10 yearsThis has been essentially superseded by the wincred manager included with msysgit.
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palswim over 8 yearsIf you are using git through cygwin, you can place git-credential-winstore in the same directory as your git executable (probably
/bin
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Casey Murray about 8 yearsCredential Manager is in User Accounts and Family Safety in Windows 7
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Buttle Butkus almost 8 yearsHow do I update these settings if I've already installed without selecting the right option? Do I have to reinstall at that point?
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Nate Cook almost 8 years@ButtleButkus In that case I believe you'll just execute
git config --global credential.helper wincred
at the command line. (This depends on which version of git you have installed of course.) -
Buttle Butkus almost 8 years@NateCook I decided to update to latest version for windows, apparently 2.8.2. Mine was 2.7-ish from last October. So I chose the correct settings this time but I'm getting this error when running
git fetch
: "git: 'credential-cache' is not a git command. See 'git --help'." -
Buttle Butkus almost 8 yearsI am still getting
git: 'credential-cache' is not a git command.
even after upgrading to version 2.8.2 on Windows, even though the credential cache is working! I probably created this problem by using somegit config
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Nate Cook almost 8 years@ButtleButkus Do you by chance have multiple versions of git installed? (Maybe check the path with
where git
at the command line.) Also check the answers to this related question to see if it helps: stackoverflow.com/questions/20060572/… -
Gordolio over 7 yearsThis is the answer I was looking for. Microsoft has started maintaining this project. It stores the passwords in the windows credential store.
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SadBunny over 7 yearsTHANK YOU! It took me an hour to find out how to fix my Windows Credential Manager after changing my domain password. Holy moly, what a maze.
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Jeroen Wiert Pluimers over 6 years
%windir%\explorer.exe shell:::{1206F5F1-0569-412C-8FEC-3204630DFB70}
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Diallo over 6 yearsThanks, my issue is fixed :)
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Johann about 5 years@ButtleButkus git config alters either
~/.gitconfig
or the repo-local.git/config
, depending on whether the--global
flag was used. Look at those two files for anything related to credentials. -
Ekaba Bisong over 3 yearsOn Mac. Do
git config --global credential.helper osxkeychain
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Jay about 3 yearsWhat about
Azure git repo
? I only have the clone URL ashttps://<user>@dev.azure.com/<my-org>/<azure-project>/_git/<repo-name>
. When I enter this as Internet or web address, it is invalid. -
Jay about 3 yearsI figured it out^^. In case of Azure repos, we can use either HTTPS or SSH connection. I had to configure
git://<org-name>@dev.azure.com/<org-name>
as Internet address,org-name
as username andPAT token
as password. Then, I had to execute$ git config --global credential.helper wincred
to set proper credential helper. -
Xaser almost 3 yearsNote that this is not as secure as the in-memory cache. also the 'wincred' option is outdated.
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A T almost 3 yearsThis was answered 7 years ago. Not sure what the current state of msysgit is
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andreagalle over 2 yearsWhat about Linuxxxxxxxxx ?
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Tony Hopkinson about 2 yearsThis worked for me except I had to add --replace-all as well as I had multiple credential.helper entries in my config.