[bug] Cloning SSH repo into /tmp

> I encountered a quite weird bug when I tried to clone a repository into the
> /tmp folder (I just wanted to test something, so I was working in /tmp).
> 
> I run the following command in /tmp :
>     git clone ssh://[user]@[host]/project/[project_name]
> and I got the following error:
>     fatal: the protocol '/tmp/ssh' is not supported
> 
> I got the same result if a run the following command from /tmp directory:
>     git clone ssh://[user]@[host]/project/[project_name] /tmp/project_name
> 
> Nevertheless, the command works in other directories. Even the second
> command works when run from another directory (this command: git clone
> ssh://[user]@[host]/project/[project_name] /tmp/project_name).
> 
> It is very specific and can easily be worked around so it is no big deal but I
> preferred reporting this in case it hides something else.

>
> On October 22, 2020 6:28 AM, Adrien Berchet wrote:
> > I encountered a quite weird bug when I tried to clone a repository into the
> > /tmp folder (I just wanted to test something, so I was working in /tmp).
> >
> > I run the following command in /tmp :
> >     git clone ssh://[user]@[host]/project/[project_name]
> > and I got the following error:
> >     fatal: the protocol '/tmp/ssh' is not supported
> >
> > I got the same result if a run the following command from /tmp directory:
> >     git clone ssh://[user]@[host]/project/[project_name] /tmp/project_name
> >
> > Nevertheless, the command works in other directories. Even the second
> > command works when run from another directory (this command: git clone
> > ssh://[user]@[host]/project/[project_name] /tmp/project_name).
> >
> > It is very specific and can easily be worked around so it is no big deal but I
> > preferred reporting this in case it hides something else.
>
> What platform are you running on? I have experienced similar when /tmp is linked to a separate file system with complex ACLs.
>
> Regards,
> Randall
>
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>
>
>

> Le jeu. 22 oct. 2020 à 16:55, Randall S. Becker <rsbecker@nexbridge.com> a
> écrit :
> 
> >
> > On October 22, 2020 6:28 AM, Adrien Berchet wrote:
> > > I encountered a quite weird bug when I tried to clone a repository
> > > into the /tmp folder (I just wanted to test something, so I was working in
> /tmp).
> > >
> > > I run the following command in /tmp :
> > >     git clone ssh://[user]@[host]/project/[project_name]
> > > and I got the following error:
> > >     fatal: the protocol '/tmp/ssh' is not supported
> > >
> > > I got the same result if a run the following command from /tmp
> directory:
> > >     git clone ssh://[user]@[host]/project/[project_name]
> > > /tmp/project_name
> > >
> > > Nevertheless, the command works in other directories. Even the
> > > second command works when run from another directory (this
> command:
> > > git clone ssh://[user]@[host]/project/[project_name]
> /tmp/project_name).
> > >
> > > It is very specific and can easily be worked around so it is no big
> > > deal but I preferred reporting this in case it hides something else.
> >
> > What platform are you running on? I have experienced similar when /tmp is
> linked to a separate file system with complex ACLs.

>
> On October 22, 2020 5:27 PM, Adrien Berchet wrote:
> >
> > I encountered this behaviour on Linux Mint 20. But I just tried on
> > RedHatEnterpriseServer 7.6 and I could not reproduce this behaviour.
>
> I wonder whether there's something strange about how Mint partitions the disk, and whether /tmp is somehow configured weirdly on your machine.
>
> > Le jeu. 22 oct. 2020 à 16:55, Randall S. Becker <rsbecker@nexbridge.com> a
> > écrit :
> >
> > >
> > > On October 22, 2020 6:28 AM, Adrien Berchet wrote:
> > > > I encountered a quite weird bug when I tried to clone a repository
> > > > into the /tmp folder (I just wanted to test something, so I was working in
> > /tmp).
> > > >
> > > > I run the following command in /tmp :
> > > >     git clone ssh://[user]@[host]/project/[project_name]
> > > > and I got the following error:
> > > >     fatal: the protocol '/tmp/ssh' is not supported
> > > >
> > > > I got the same result if a run the following command from /tmp
> > directory:
> > > >     git clone ssh://[user]@[host]/project/[project_name]
> > > > /tmp/project_name
> > > >
> > > > Nevertheless, the command works in other directories. Even the
> > > > second command works when run from another directory (this
> > command:
> > > > git clone ssh://[user]@[host]/project/[project_name]
> > /tmp/project_name).
> > > >
> > > > It is very specific and can easily be worked around so it is no big
> > > > deal but I preferred reporting this in case it hides something else.
> > >
> > > What platform are you running on? I have experienced similar when /tmp is
> > linked to a separate file system with complex ACLs.
>