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Whenever I try to clone a repo in git using the following code: git clone https://github.com/sudhsudhi/coursera_test.git I get the following error:

enter fatal: unable to access 'https://github.com/sudhsudhi/coursera_test.git/': Failed to connect to github.com port 443: Connection refused

Why do I get this error and how to correct it? I am guessing it has something to do with firewall or proxy.I am new to using git and am not sure. I am using a proxy server.

Sudhish Puliyathamil
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Try updating your global git config file by doing the following: 

git config --global http.proxy http://user:password@proxy:xxxx

replace it with your username, password, and xxxx is the port number.

Bricky
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  • I tried this earlier ,but still am getting an error saying 'couldn't resolve proxy 'http'. I guess I am making an error in writing the proxy url. Could you please tell me how to find the proxy url. – Sudhish Puliyathamil Sep 11 '17 at 18:43
  • @SudhishPuliyathamil check this answer: https://superuser.com/questions/346372/how-do-i-know-what-proxy-server-im-using – Bricky Sep 11 '17 at 19:38
  • Thank you, but the problem was something else. My proxy account was disabled for some reason by my institute.I tried with my friends account it worked all fine. – Sudhish Puliyathamil Sep 12 '17 at 12:47