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@@ -242,6 +242,12 @@ Here are some example specifications:
[credential]
helper = "foo --bar='whitespace arg'"
+# store helper (discouraged) with custom location for the db file;
+# use `--file ~/.git-secret.txt`, rather than `--file=~/.git-secret.txt`,
+# to allow the shell to expand tilde to the home directory.
+[credential]
+ helper = "store --file ~/.git-secret.txt"
+
# you can also use an absolute path, which will not use the git wrapper
[credential]
helper = "/path/to/my/helper --with-arguments"