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Proxy Flag for git-clone, push, pull

From
Jaydeep Das <jaydeepjd.8914@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 17, 2023, 05:15 UTC
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To make git work through proxy, we need to set the `http.proxy` config or need to set `http_proxy` environment variable.

However wouldn't it be better if there was a flag in the command itself (like npm) which overrides whatever proxy is set. Something like

git clone --proxy "http://..." <url>
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  1. Jaydeep DasOct 17, 2023
  2. Eric SunshineOct 17, 2023

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