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 ### I want to cache a username and password for a repository
 
-You might have a repository that requires authentication.  In which case you can cache a username and password so you don't have to enter it on every push / pull. Credential helper can do this for you.
+You might have a repository that requires authentication.  In which case you can cache a username and password so you don't have to enter it on every push and pull. Credential helper can do this for you.
 
 ```sh
 $ git config --global credential.helper cache
@@ -1553,6 +1553,31 @@ $ git config --global credential.helper cache
 $ git config --global credential.helper 'cache --timeout=3600'
 # Set the cache to timeout after 1 hour (setting is in seconds)
 ```
+To find a credential helper:
+
+```sh
+$ git help -a | grep credential
+# Shows you possible credential helpers
+```
+
+For OS specific credential caching:
+
+```sh
+$ git config --global credential.helper osxkeychain
+# For OSX
+```
+
+```sh
+$ git config --global credential.helper manager
+# Git for Windows 2.7.3+
+```
+
+```sh
+$ git config --global credential.helper gnome-keyring
+# Ubuntu and other GNOME-based distros
+```
+
+More credential helpers can likely be found for different distributions and operating systems.
 
 ### I want to make Git ignore permissions and filemode changes