git-credential-env

git-credential-env

A git credential helper for setting git credentials from environment variables. Useful for CI deployments with Travis.

quick example

local install

npm install git-credential-env
GIT_USER=foo
GIT_PASS=bar
git config --global credential.helper "$PWD/node_modules/.bin/git-credential-env -u=GIT_USER -p=GIT_PASS"

global install

npm install git-credential-env -g
GIT_USER=foo
GIT_PASS=bar
git config --global credential.helper "env --username=GIT_USER --password=GIT_PASS"

The git username will be foo and the password will be bar, i.e. git-credential-env will return:

username=foo
password=bar

You can read more about git credential helpers here: http://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Tools-Credential-Storage

usage

Usage: git-credential-env get {OPTIONS}

Options:

  --username, -u The name of environment variable containing the git username

  --password, -p The name of environment variable containing the git password