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4 Configure git to use gt for credentials

gt auth setup-git

Configure git to use gt for credentials

Synopsis

Configure git to ask gt for the credentials of an instance, so that git push and fetch
over HTTPS use the active account, or the account of --user. gt's own clone and checkout
commands do not need this.

Other credential helpers, such as a system keychain, are turned off for the instance:
otherwise they answer first and keep a copy of gt's token. --keep-helpers keeps them.
gt auth setup-git [flags]

Examples

$ gt auth setup-git
$ gt auth setup-git --host gitea.com
# Only for the current repository, always as alice
$ gt auth setup-git --local --user alice

Options

  -h, --help           help for setup-git
      --keep-helpers   Keep other credential helpers for the instance; they are asked first and store gt's token
      --local          Configure only the current Git repository instead of global Git configuration

Options inherited from parent commands

      --cwd directory       Working directory for repository discovery
      --debug               Log the method, URL, status, and duration of each HTTP request to stderr
      --host URL            Gitea instance URL, including any base path
      --interactive         Allow prompts with machine output
  -q, --jq expression       Filter JSON output using a jq expression; implies --json
      --json fields[="*"]   Output JSON with the specified comma-separated fields, or all fields
      --no-input            Disable prompts and implicit editor/browser interactions
      --remote remote       Git remote used for repository discovery
  -R, --repo OWNER/REPO     Select a repository as OWNER/REPO or URL
      --sudo user           Perform API requests as this user (requires an administrator account)
      --user name           Account name on the selected instance
  -y, --yes                 Accept confirmations without prompting

SEE ALSO

  • gt auth: Authenticate gt and git with Gitea