Default for persist-credentials should be false

README.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ This action checks-out your repository under `$GITHUB_WORKSPACE`, so your workfl
 
 Only a single commit is fetched by default, for the ref/SHA that triggered the workflow. Set `fetch-depth: 0` to fetch all history for all branches and tags. Refer [here](https://help.github.com/en/articles/events-that-trigger-workflows) to learn which commit `$GITHUB_SHA` points to for different events.
 
-The auth token is persisted in the local git config. This enables your scripts to run authenticated git commands. The token is removed during post-job cleanup. Set `persist-credentials: false` to opt-out.
+The auth token can be persisted in the local git config. This enables your scripts to run authenticated git commands. The token is removed during post-job cleanup. Set `persist-credentials: true` to opt-in.
 
 When Git 2.18 or higher is not in your PATH, falls back to the REST API to download the files.
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ When Git 2.18 or higher is not in your PATH, falls back to the REST API to downl
     ssh-strict: ''
 
     # Whether to configure the token or SSH key with the local git config
-    # Default: true
+    # Default: false
     persist-credentials: ''
 
     # Relative path under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE to place the repository
@@ -108,15 +108,20 @@ When Git 2.18 or higher is not in your PATH, falls back to the REST API to downl
 
 # Scenarios
 
-- [Fetch all history for all tags and branches](#Fetch-all-history-for-all-tags-and-branches)
+- [Checkout V3](#checkout-v3)
-- [Checkout a different branch](#Checkout-a-different-branch)
+- [What's new](#whats-new)
-- [Checkout HEAD^](#Checkout-HEAD)
+- [Usage](#usage)
-- [Checkout multiple repos (side by side)](#Checkout-multiple-repos-side-by-side)
+- [Scenarios](#scenarios)
-- [Checkout multiple repos (nested)](#Checkout-multiple-repos-nested)
+  - [Fetch all history for all tags and branches](#fetch-all-history-for-all-tags-and-branches)
-- [Checkout multiple repos (private)](#Checkout-multiple-repos-private)
+  - [Checkout a different branch](#checkout-a-different-branch)
-- [Checkout pull request HEAD commit instead of merge commit](#Checkout-pull-request-HEAD-commit-instead-of-merge-commit)
+  - [Checkout HEAD^](#checkout-head)
-- [Checkout pull request on closed event](#Checkout-pull-request-on-closed-event)
+  - [Checkout multiple repos (side by side)](#checkout-multiple-repos-side-by-side)
-- [Push a commit using the built-in token](#Push-a-commit-using-the-built-in-token)
+  - [Checkout multiple repos (nested)](#checkout-multiple-repos-nested)
+  - [Checkout multiple repos (private)](#checkout-multiple-repos-private)
+  - [Checkout pull request HEAD commit instead of merge commit](#checkout-pull-request-head-commit-instead-of-merge-commit)
+  - [Checkout pull request on closed event](#checkout-pull-request-on-closed-event)
+  - [Push a commit using the built-in token](#push-a-commit-using-the-built-in-token)
+- [License](#license)
 
 ## Fetch all history for all tags and branches
 

action.yml

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ inputs:
     default: true
   persist-credentials:
     description: 'Whether to configure the token or SSH key with the local git config'
-    default: true
+    default: false
   path:
     description: 'Relative path under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE to place the repository'
   clean: