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Fixes verbiage that described how credentials are being cached #25243

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Update cache-on-repository-path.md
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Update provide-credentials.md
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Update data/reusables/git/cache-on-repository-path.md
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Update data/reusables/git/provide-credentials.md
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion data/reusables/git/cache-on-repository-path.md
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1. To configure Git to cache credentials for each local directory where you clone a repository, enter the following command.
1. To configure Git to cache credentials for the full remote URL of each repository you access on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}, enter the following command.

```shell{:copy}
git config --global credential.https://github.com.useHttpPath true
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion data/reusables/git/provide-credentials.md
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1. The first time that you use Git to clone a repository or access data in a repository that you've already cloned, Git will request credentials. Provide the {% data variables.product.pat_generic %} for the account with access to the repository.

Git will cache the {% data variables.product.pat_generic %} for the directory you're in, and you'll be able to access and write repository data on {% data variables.location.product_location %} using the correct account.
Git will cache the {% data variables.product.pat_generic %} based on the full remote URL of the repository, and you'll be able to access and write repository data on {% data variables.location.product_location %} using the correct account.