git-credential-manager-core.exe moved #1557
Description
Documentation Issue
The location for the GCM has moved since Git for Windows v2.36.0. It is now located at /mnt/c/Program\ Files/Git/mingw64/bin/git-credential-manager-core.exe. This is announced in the release notes here: https://github.com/git-for-windows/build-extra/blob/main/ReleaseNotes.md#new-features-1. Here is the pull request -- git-for-windows/build-extra#406.
Link to documentation page
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/tutorials/wsl-git#git-credential-manager-setup
It is the embedded bash script that is right after the statement, "To set up GCM for use with a WSL distribution, open your distribution and enter this command".
The current text that is incorrect is:
git config --global credential.helper "/mnt/c/Program\ Files/Git/mingw64/libexec/git-core/git-credential-manager-core.exe"Suggested Improvements
The document already informs users that they should install the latest version of Git for Windows. Therefore, the documentation should use the latest path location for the Git Credential Manager (GCM). The text should be changed to:
git config --global credential.helper "/mnt/c/Program\ Files/Git/mingw64/bin/git-credential-manager-core.exe"A new note should be added to let user's with the old version know about the path change.