How to use .netrc file on windows to save user and password
当我使用Git克隆具有http和用户密码的远程存储库时，是否可以在Windows上使用.netrc文件？
Update April 2013, git 1.8.3:
You now can use an encrypted .netrc (with gpg).
On Windows: %HOME%/_netrc ( _ , not ' . ')
A new read-only credential helper (in contrib/ ) to interact with the .netrc/.authinfo files has been added.
That script would allow you to use gpg-encrypted netrc files , avoiding the issue of having your credentials stored in a plain text file.
Files with the .gpg extension will be decrypted by GPG before parsing.
Multiple -f arguments are OK. They are processed in order, and the first matching entry found is returned via the credential helper protocol.
When no -f option is given, .authinfo.gpg , .netrc.gpg , .authinfo , and .netrc files in your home directory are used in this order.
To enable this credential helper:
git config credential.helper '$shortname -f AUTHFILE1 -f AUTHFILE2'
(Note that Git will prepend " git-credential- " to the helper name and look for it in the path.)
# and if you want lots of debugging info:
git config credential.helper '$shortname -f AUTHFILE -d'
#or to see the files opened and data found:
git config credential.helper '$shortname -f AUTHFILE -v'
See a full example at "Is there a way to skip password typing when using https:// github "
Update late 2012, With git version 1.7.9+ : This answer from Mark Longair details the credential cache mechanism which allows you to not store your password in plain text as shown below.
(Original answer)
You must define:
%HOME% _netrc file in %HOME% If you are using Windows 7
run the cmd type this:
setx HOME %USERPROFILE%
and the %HOME% will be set to ' C:Users"username" '
then go to it and make a file called ' _netrc '
Note: for Windows, you need a ' _netrc ' file, not a ' .netrc '.
Its content is quite standard (Replace the with your values):
machine <hostname1>
login <login1>
password <password1>
machine <hostname2>
login <login2>
password <password2>
Luke mentions in the comments:
Using the latest version of msysgit on Windows 7, I did not need to set the HOME environment variable. The _netrc file alone did the trick.
This is indeed what I mentioned in "Trying to “ install ” github, .ssh dir not there":
git-cmd.bat included in msysgit does set the %HOME% environment variable:
@if not exist "%HOME%" @set HOME=%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%
@if not exist "%HOME%" @set HOME=%USERPROFILE%
爱国者 believes in the comments that "it seems that it won't work for http protocol"
However, I answered that netrc is used by curl, and works for http protocol, as shown in this example (look for 'netrc' in the page): . Also used with http protocol here: " _netrc / .netrc alternative to cURL ".
A common trap with with netrc support on Windows is that git will bypass using it if an origin https url specifies a user name.
For example, if your .git/config file contains:
[remote "origin"]
fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
url = https://bob@code.google.com/p/my-project/
Git will not resolve your credentials via _netrc , to fix this remove your username, like so:
[remote "origin"]
fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
url = https://code.google.com/p/my-project/
You can also install Git Credential Manager for Windows to save Git passwords in Windows credentials manager instead of netrc. This is a more secure way to store password
This will let git authenticate on https using .netrc
_netrc and located in c:Users<username> HOME=%USERPROFILE% (Set system-wide environment variables using the System option in the control panel. Depending on the version of Windows, you may need to select "Advanced Options") _netrc file cannot contain spaces (quoting the password will not work)