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Remember GPG password when signing git commits

Would it be possible for the GPG password to be saved, so that I am not prompted for the passphrase everytime I make a git commit?

Solution

  • You can set a timeout period for gpg-agent in ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf with this line:

    default-cache-ttl 3600

    That would tell gpg-agent to store the passphrase for one hour. You wouldn't want it to be indefinite, but not constantly typing it is of benefit too.