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Created July 28, 2011 16:03
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GitHub ssh access via HTTP Proxy
host github.com
user git
hostname ssh.github.com
port 443
proxycommand socat - PROXY:<hostname>:%h:%p,proxyport=<port>
@rbenaley
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Example of usage:

$ git clone git@github.com:rbenaley/erlang_samples
Initialized empty Git repository in /home/rbenaley/erlang_samples/.git/
remote: Counting objects: 15, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (13/13), done.
remote: Total 15 (delta 2), reused 14 (delta 1)
Receiving objects: 100% (15/15), done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (2/2), done.

@rbenaley
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Also works:

$ git clone github.com:rbenaley/erlang_samples
Initialized empty Git repository in /home/mnemonic/erlang_samples/.git/
remote: Counting objects: 15, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (13/13), done.
remote: Total 15 (delta 2), reused 14 (delta 1)
Receiving objects: 100% (15/15), done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (2/2), done.

@hongbosun77
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git clone git@github.com:rbenaley/erlang_samples

Cloning into 'erlang_samples'...
/bin/bash: -c: line 0: syntax error near unexpected token newline' /bin/bash: -c: line 0: exec socat - PROXY::ssh.github.com:443,proxyport='
ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host
fatal: Could not read from remote repository.

Please make sure you have the correct access rights
and the repository exists.

@regalstreak
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Works perfectly. Thanks.
Just put the file contents in ~/.ssh/config and not ssh_config

@liuwenyao
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Very useful, especially for developers behind Gfw.

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