command "git-credential-manager" helps storing and providing git credentials.
no need to type user/pw for remote git repositories (i.e. GitHub) anymore.
Git Credential Manager (GCM) is a secure Git credential helper
built on .NET that runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
https://github.com/GitCredentialManager/git-credential-manager (04-02-22)
git-credential-manager-core configure
the command above sets the git configuration entry "credential.helper":
git config -l --show-origin | sed -n '/credential.helper/p'
file:/home/svensson/.gitconfig credential.helper=/usr/local/share/gcm-core/git-credential-manager
by sven zaugg (04-02-22)