Git error 400 when doing push

Question

When I do a git push I come up with this error:

error: The requested URL returned error: 400 while accessing https://github.com/nathandunn97/SchoolAdvisor.git/info/refs?service=git-receive-pack fatal: HTTP request failed

I am using Ubuntu 13.04 and my git version is 1.8.1.2.

Okay, so a 400 error means the resource at that URL wasn't found. Are you sure that https://github.com/nathandunn97/SchoolAdvisor.git/info/refs?service=git-receive-pack is the right URL? — Todd Davies, Aug 06 '13 at 19:34
almost certain, I've already pushed files yesterday using the same laptop — Nathan Dunn, Aug 06 '13 at 19:35
Is the problem machine specific? Have you tried it on any other machines? — Todd Davies, Aug 06 '13 at 19:37
I think it could be, I haven't changed anything to do with git on my system though so I don't see why it would do this — Nathan Dunn, Aug 06 '13 at 19:38
No worries, I needed to start Apache for a push to take place! — Nathan Dunn, Aug 06 '13 at 19:47
@NathanDunn - would you please elaborate your reference to starting Apache for a push to take place? — Akshay, Jun 04 '14 at 07:07

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 20 '15 at 12:16

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I has something similar to this on an internally hosted git repository (so I am not 100% sure it will fix your problem on github). "Git pull" worked fine, but "git push" gave me:

error: The requested URL returned error: 400 while accessing http://10.3.231.11/fisheye/git/myrep.git/info/refs

What worked for me was going into.git/config, and changing the url to include my username in the url:

[remote "origin"]
    fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
    url = http://username@10.3.231.11/fisheye/git/myrep.git

It then asked for a password after the push command, then pushed the files successfully.

answered Aug 20 '15 at 12:16

wobbily_col

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Your comment made me open the config in 'sublime text' - showing me strange ESC markings behind the URLs. After removing them, it all worked again. Thanks! – BananaAcid Apr 19 '16 at 04:09
In my case there was a whitespace behind the URL. After removing that whitespace it worked again. Thanks for the hint! – JanDotNet Jul 15 '16 at 13:04

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 06 '13 at 20:33

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When you do a push with https you might need to write your password every time. generate ssh keys for git hub

https://help.github.com/articles/generating-ssh-keys

and then update your config file to the ssh url and you should be able to push your content.

answered Aug 06 '13 at 20:33

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Can the downvoter maybe explain why this is wrong? I am experiencing a similar problem, and there is no answer at the moment. – wobbily_col Aug 20 '15 at 08:10

Git error 400 when doing push

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