Specify precedence in .authinfo files

* doc/misc/auth.texi (Help for users): Mention placing more
specific entries first (bug#45711).
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Lars Ingebrigtsen 2021-01-10 15:32:57 +01:00
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@ -107,6 +107,18 @@ The @code{user} is the user name. It's known as @var{:user} in
@code{auth-source-search} queries. You can also use @code{login} and
@code{account}.
Matching entries are usually used in the order they appear, so placing
the most specific entries first in the file is a good idea. For
instance:
@example
machine example.com login foobar password geheimnis port smtp
machine example.com login foobar password hemmelig
@end example
Here we're using one password for the @code{smtp} service, and a
different one for all the other services.
You can also use this file to specify client certificates to use when
setting up TLS connections. The format is: