Setup Git Credential Manager for Ubuntu

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Shamik Biswas edited this page Jan 31, 2023 · 5 revisions

Installation of Git Credential Manager

Official Link for Ubuntu

Download the latest package
sudo dpkg -i <path-to-package>
git-credential-manager configure

Store Credentials in pass and initialise it as a git repository to track your saved passwords

For more details on pass

sudo apt install pass
export GCM_CREDENTIAL_STORE=gpg
gpg --gen-key

One can always list all the gpg generated keys gpg --list-keys

pass init <gpg-public-id> e.g. pass init 0086A77440BBA63....
pass git init