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Create a tunnel to github with the git default daemon port like this:

$ ssh -L9418:github.com:9418 myuser@myhomessh.com

And clone repositories replacing github.com with localhost, like so:

$ git clone git://localhost/someuser/someproject.git

If you want to preserve the “correct” metadata, there are several options

1. replace localhost origin with github.com after cloning
   

   git remote rm origin
   git remote add origin git://github.com/someuser/someproject.git



2. add github.com to your hosts file and point it to 127.0.0.1


3. add github.com to your ~/.ssh/config:
   

   Host github.com
     HostName localhost
   

4. use your favourite packet forwarder, example for Mac OS X:
   

   sudo ipfw add 00100 fwd 127.0.0.1,9418 tcp from me to github.com dst-port 9418

   
   and when you are done, don’t forget to remove it:
   

   sudo ipfw delete 00100

   
   (use caution, especially if you are using ipfw already and have rule 00100 in place)

Stuck behind a corporate firewall? Justin Bailey has a good guide. Scroll down for a *nix solution as well.

Thanks for these instructions, I did all of the above and I am able to clone, but when I tried to push, I am getting these errors:
github.com[0: 127.0.0.1]: errno=Operation timed out
fatal: unable to connect a socket (Operation timed out)

Do you know what the reason might be? I really want to get git working behind my stupid corporate firewall

This isn't my guide, it was just submitted by a user. There are some other guides over at http://help.github.com/firewalls-and-proxies/ if they help. Smart HTTP might be your best bet.