npx degit could not find commit hash for master

Question

On my Ubuntu 18.04 machine I'm following a tutorial to start a svelte project but I can not authenticate using degit:

$ npx degit sveltesj/template ninjapolls
Username for 'https://github.com': myname
Password for 'https://myname@github.com': mypw
! could not fetch remote https://github.com/sveltesj/template
! could not find commit hash for master

I'm pretty sure that my credentials are correct because I've just logged in to github with it on browser. So what could be wrong here and how can I fix it?

(1) Check if `git` is in your windows path. More info here: https://github.com/Rich-Harris/degit/issues/37 — Ellery Leung, Feb 09 '21 at 08:15

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 01 '20 at 12:17

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You've got a typo in your degit command: sveltesj instead of sveltejs.

answered Dec 01 '20 at 12:17

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score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Feb 09 '23 at 05:28

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Dec, 2021 Update:

You need to install "git":

sudo apt install git

edited Feb 09 '23 at 05:28

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answered Jul 28 '21 at 17:19

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 08 '22 at 07:28

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You have to install git for degit to work.

answered Feb 08 '22 at 07:28

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 11 '22 at 14:59

Git was ok. Running behind a corporate proxy got a similar erro:

λ npx degit chromaui/intro-storybook-angular-template taskbox
npx: instalou 1 em 2.019s
! could not fetch remote https://github.com/chromaui/intro-storybook-angular-template
! could not find commit hash for HEAD

Restarted the local proxy (CNTLM or WinFoom) and it worked fine

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Feb 25 '23 at 21:15

It might be because the default branch on the targeted repository provider is changed so:

1- First clear the npm cache by:

npm cache clean --force

2- Upgrade digit to the latest version:

npm install -g degit@latest

If none of the above helps check if your git is the latest version or check if you have missed placing it in the environment variable "path",

npx degit could not find commit hash for master

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Dec, 2021 Update:

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