Git macOS keychain

Credentials in macOS Keychain for git

Check what type of store is used

git config --show-origin --get-all credential.helper

Add credentials for myuser

git credential approve <<<"protocol=https
host=github.com
username=myuser
password=github_PAT_token"

List first credentials in macOS Keychain (on Linux it could be stored in ~/.git-credentials)

printf "protocol=https\nhost=github.com\n" | git credential-osxkeychain get

List credentials in macOS Keychain for myuser

printf "protocol=https\nhost=github.com\nusername=myuser\n" | git credential-osxkeychain get

Clone repository using particular credentials

git clone https://myuser@github.com/myuser/REPO.git

Remove GIT username and password (PAT) for HTTPS

printf "protocol=https\nhost=github.com\nusername=myuser\n" | git credential-osxkeychain erase

And press Enter ...

git push origin main   ### to login with new credentials

List all credentials in macOS Keychain related to github.com

security dump-keychain | grep github.com -A 5 | grep acct