Git clone on windows : [email protected] is not a git command

Question

I'm trying to clone a repository the ssh way from github and another form gitlab

I'm on windows EDIT : with Git v 2.29.2.2

I'm getting the following error, which I do not understand from what it is coming from :

$ git clone [email protected]:math-gallou/AI21_TPs.git
Cloning into 'AI21_TPs'...
git: '[email protected]' is not a git command. See 'git --help'.
fatal: Could not read from remote repository.

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

So I also tried :

$ git clone "ssh://[email protected]:math-gallou/AI21_TPs.git"

and

$ git clone ssh://[email protected]:math-gallou/AI21_TPs.git

But the same exact error comes out.

When I do the ssh -v [email protected] I can connect with success.

So what did I miss ?

Hint (perhaps of no help, but anyway): for ssh:// URLs the syntax is slightly different: git clone ssh://[email protected]/math-gallou/AI21_TPs.git (slash / instead of colon :). See git-scm.com/docs/git-fetch#_git_urls — phd
– phd, Commented Nov 29, 2020 at 14:32

VonC · Accepted Answer · 2020-11-29 14:31:57Z

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First, if you are trying the ssh:// syntax, then the URL would be:

git clone ssh://[email protected]/math-gallou/AI21_TPs.git
                            ^^^ /, not :

Second, check if you have a %USERPROFILE%\.ssh\config file with a github.com Host entry in it, whose content might be incorrect or mis-interpreted.

answered Nov 29, 2020 at 14:31

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mathoug Over a year ago

So I first tried the syntax you gave me, but the exact same error still shows. Second, I do not have this config file, ima look for what it is and what it should contain

VonC Over a year ago

@mathoug OK, how about the config file?

mathoug Over a year ago

hi @VonC. I did the config file following this post : stackoverflow.com/questions/56287059/…. It changes absolutely nothing. With a friend, we are thinking of a weird alias somewhere somehow ? But I tried to clean my git install (deleting and reinstalling everything) and it's still the same ... :/

VonC Over a year ago

@mathoug Can you try with a simplified PATH? (as in stackoverflow.com/a/63835684/6309)

mathoug Over a year ago

It's worse haha, now I get bash: git: command not found

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Dharman · Accepted Answer · 2020-12-21 01:54:13Z

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In my case, I defined system environment variable GIT_SSH to use openssh I installed, and then git is broken and I got git: '[email protected]' is not a git command. See 'git --help'..

After deleting system environment variable GIT_SSH everything works again.

Then I tried to define user environment variable GIT_SSH and restart system (I didn't restart system in previous try), somehow now my git works correctly with openssh I installed. I don't know which part is wrong in my previous try but I decide not to waste more time on this.

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Aim Tao · Accepted Answer · 2023-03-29 13:51:34Z

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Update your git maybe help you! I solved the problem by using git update.

answered Mar 29, 2023 at 13:51

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