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Force git to use https:// instead of git://
# npm using https for git
git config --global url."https://github.com/".insteadOf git@github.com:
git config --global url."https://".insteadOf git://
# npm using git for https
git config --global url."git@github.com:".insteadOf https://github.com/
git config --global url."git://".insteadOf https://
@quangtd92
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THANKS YOU!!

@t3chn0m4g3
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Thank you!

@furqon
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furqon commented Nov 4, 2019

wow, thank you!

@kunal15595
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thanks

@quangtd92
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thanks

@RafikFarhad
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If any anyone need the reverse of this:

git config --global url."git@github.com:".insteadOf https://github.com/

git config --global url."git://".insteadOf https://

@big-omega
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If any anyone need the reverse of this:

git config --global url."git@github.com:".insteadOf https://github.com/

git config --global url."git://".insteadOf https://

thanks!

@alexey-sh
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alexey-sh commented Jun 1, 2020

the following works for me for a corporate git

[url "https://git.scm.corporate.com/"]
	insteadOf = ssh://git@git.scm.corporate.com/

works only in global git config

@sueLan
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sueLan commented Jun 2, 2020

https://www.jvt.me/posts/2019/03/20/git-rewrite-url-https-ssh/
If you only want to push over SSH, but not pull over HTTPS.

[url "ssh://git@github.com/"]
	pushInsteadOf = https://github.com/
[url "ssh://git@gitlab.com/"]
	pushInsteadOf = https://gitlab.com/

@Janvierjavi
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thank you for your great support, I love this game.....

@shreyash-jain
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thanks dear

@danistar47
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getting error when running npm install
npm ERR! code ENOENT
npm ERR! syscall spawn git
npm ERR! path git
npm ERR! enoent Error while executing:
npm ERR! enoent C:\Program Files\Git\cmd\git.EXE ls-remote -h -t ssh://git@github.com/morrisjs/morris.js.git

@jmac105
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jmac105 commented Oct 23, 2020

👍 really useful thanks

@iclal87
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iclal87 commented Oct 31, 2020

Successfully created project 'HalloweenProject2' on GitHub, but initial push failed: git@github.com: Permission denied (publickey). Could not read from remote repository. Please make sure you have the correct access rights and the repository exists.

could you help me with this

@taoyuan
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taoyuan commented Nov 1, 2020

Successfully created project 'HalloweenProject2' on GitHub, but initial push failed: git@github.com: Permission denied (publickey). Could not read from remote repository. Please make sure you have the correct access rights and the repository exists.

could you help me with this

You should generate a local ssh key and add the public key to github SSH keys, and it should be work.

@Roadrunner67
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Can this also work with Git on Azure, where https is:
https://{organisation}.visualstudio.com/{project}/_git/{repository}
..and ssh is:
git@vs-ssh.visualstudio.com:v3/{organisation}/{project}/{repository}
...notice the /_git/ part of the https url.

@flymg
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flymg commented Nov 23, 2020

works only in global git config

--global seems to be a necessary fact.. :(

@aggresss
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aggresss commented Dec 6, 2020

https://github.com/aggresss/dotfiles/blob/c7e5bb6e7d71cf5e5d334504148a21b5eeb6e6fa/home/.bash_aliases#L621

# git config insteadOf
# $1: https/ssh/unset; null to display
# $2: domain name
function git_insteadof()
{
    local url="github.com"
    if [ $# -ge 2 ]; then
        url=$2
    fi
    case $1 in
        ssh)
            git config --global --unset-all url."https://${url}/".insteadof
            git config --global url."git@${url}:".insteadOf "https://${url}/"
            ;;
        https)
            git config --global --unset-all url."git@${url}:".insteadof
            git config --global url."https://${url}/".insteadOf "git@${url}:"
            ;;
        unset)
            git config --global --unset-all url."https://${url}/".insteadof
            git config --global --unset-all url."git@${url}:".insteadof
            ;;
        *)
            echo; git config -l | grep -E "url\.|\.insteadof=" && echo
            ;;
        esac
}

@bhela
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bhela commented Jan 11, 2021

Can this also work with Git on Azure, where https is:
https://{organisation}.visualstudio.com/{project}/_git/{repository}
..and ssh is:
git@vs-ssh.visualstudio.com:v3/{organisation}/{project}/{repository}
...notice the /_git/ part of the https url.

Hello dear, can you please help me with the same issue on organization.visualstudio? Thank you

@YaidelLuis
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Alguien podría ayudar con el comando para permitir a git usar http y https al momento de clonar
Estoy detrás de un proxy y me da error la clonación

@magic990619
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It's working! Many Thanks

@younasm
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younasm commented May 22, 2021

Please someone help me I tried so many things but it's not working. I'm trying to npm install to install the dependencies for the Github repository it installs some dependencies but at the end, it shows this ERROR.

npm ERR! Error while executing:
npm ERR! C:\Program Files\Git\cmd\git.EXE ls-remote -h -t https://github.com/debris/bignumber.js.git
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Host key verification failed.
npm ERR! fatal: Could not read from remote repository.
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Please make sure you have the correct access rights
npm ERR! and the repository exists.
npm ERR!
npm ERR! exited with error code: 128

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! C:\Users\Younas\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache_logs\2021-05-22T06_40_23_639Z-debug.log

@BodhiHu
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BodhiHu commented Jul 30, 2021

the inverse, forcing git to use ssh instead of https:

git config --global url."git@github.com:".insteadOf "https://github.com/"

@younasm
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younasm commented Aug 4, 2021

the inverse, forcing git to use ssh instead of https:

git config --global url."git@github.com:".insteadOf "https://github.com/"

did not work for me.

@adam-nielsen
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I needed to add another one to get it working with Node's NPM

git config --global url."https://github.com/".insteadOf ssh://git@github.com

This adds an ssh:// prefix and removes the : suffix. It allows downloading public packages from GitHub repositories in environments like Docker where there are no SSH keys.

@Connor-Flewitt
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If anyone found themselves unable to revert the config using the suggested commands, go into the git config editor and manually delete what you want to remove :)

git config --global -e

For anyone unfamiliar with the editor, press "i" to start editing, "esc" to stop editing, and " : -> w -> q " to save and quit the editor.

@robiparvez
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@joseboretto
Bro, you saved me headache. Thanks.

@sd445419855
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Thank you!! You just saved my life.

@E-wallace0001
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All the yes. Thank you !

@tamipangadil
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This worked like a charm 🥇

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