git clone command failed with error: error: RPC failed; curl 18 transfer closed with outstanding read data remaining

[santhoshsntx]

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Git clone command started failing suddenly with error: error: RPC failed; curl 18 transfer closed with outstanding read data remaining. I did set the buffersize as below:
git config --global http.postBuffer 524288000
But still it's failing.. Please assist.

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[ynng3]

When cloning a repository with a very slow response or a very large buffer size over HTTP or HTTPS, the operation may fail due to response time delays. Try cloning the repository using SSH instead.

If you are using GitHub, follow these steps:

1. Register Your SSH Key with GitHub

# Example for Ubuntu
cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

This command will output your SSH public key.

To register the generated SSH key with GitHub, go to your GitHub account's Settings > SSH and GPG keys > New SSH key and add a new SSH key.

2. Clone Using SSH

Run the following command to clone the repository using SSH:

git clone [email protected]:username/repository.git