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Git Clone Using Https Is Not Working, but Works with Help of Ssh

Marcus Vance • • 1 min read
Git Clone Using Https Is Not Working, but Works with Help of Ssh

Git clone using https is not working on my mac machine, getting following error :

akshaybandivadekar@Akshays-MacBook-Pro codebase % git clone 
Cloning into 'lodash'...
: Permission denied (publickey).
fatal: Could not read from remote repository.

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

But using ssh it works

git clone :lodash/lodash.git

I have referred this document for ssh key setup:

1 Answer

This resolve my problem

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

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Marcus Vance is a cybersecurity auditor and technology writer dedicated to educating the public about online safety, data privacy regulations, enterprise security, and emerging cyber threats.