R: Create a new environmental credential object

cred_env {git2r} | R Documentation

## Create a new environmental credential object

### Description

Environmental variables can be written to the file `.Renviron`. This file is read by R during startup, see `Startup`.

### Usage

    cred_env(username = NULL, password = NULL)

### Arguments

`username` | The name of the environmental variable that holds the username for the authentication.
`password` | The name of the environmental variable that holds the password for the authentication.

### Value

A list of class `cred_env` with entries:

username

  The name of the environmental variable that holds the username for the authentication.

password

  The name of the environmental variable that holds the password for the authentication.

### See Also

Other git credential functions: `cred_ssh_key`, `cred_token`, `cred_user_pass`

### Examples

    ## Not run:
    ## Create an environmental credential object for the username and
    ## password.
    cred <- cred_env("NAME_OF_ENV_VARIABLE_WITH_USERNAME",
                     "NAME_OF_ENV_VARIABLE_WITH_PASSWORD")
    repo <- repository("git2r")
    push(repo, credentials = cred)

    ## End(Not run)

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