After using git for a while, I found that there is a gitk.cache file in the. Git folder. What is the function of this file? What can be used for? Is there any potential safety hazard if it is leaked out?
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The gitk.cachefile as the name suggest is just a cache of your activities and interactions with your git account during push/pull/update... It helps make things run a bit more smoothly in terms of speed (and as any cache is intended to do)
No it does not have a potential saftety hazard if it is leaked. You can google for gitk.cache and you will find a lot of people sharing theirs.
There is not much on this topic explicitly shared online but here is what I know for certain.
I hope it helps
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Just because many people share stuff does not mean there is no information disclosure... – j6t Mar 11 '20 at 15:38
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True! But it does not pose a potential safety hazard – mw509 Mar 11 '20 at 15:38