Gitbash hangs with `git push -u` and https credentials

[tgrtim]

For a number of folks for use git for windows who find their gitbash terminal hangs when using git push -u origin main or similar…

The probable cause

I cannot confirm but the most likely cause is a known bug in git credential manager that has been patched very recently-
Cut release by mjcheetham · Pull Request #375 · GitCredentialManager/git-credential-manager · GitHub

There’s an issue raised in git for windows which provides gitbash (this is for the portable version though it seems likely it also affects the install) which may use git credential manager (if you selected that option at install) but it has not yet been merged or a new release made just yet.
Git push hangs after CredentialHelperSelector (2.32.0.1 portable) · Issue #3294 · git-for-windows/git · GitHub

Possible workarounds-

As mentioned in the issue linked above you can try the latest snapshot or an earlier version of git for windows, more details on that here-

After $git push -u origin main command, Git bash is not requesting any authentication literally does nothing

Re-install / reconfigure and use a different credential manager-

Problems with push an existing repository from the command line

The solution (at least for me) To be clear with the solution, it’s important to define some issues: I use Windows 10 I use GitBash (v. 2.32) I try pushing with HTTPS URL After two days searching, I found there is an issue, when pushing with HTTPS URL, with Git 2.32 (June 2021). To summarize, when you write git push -u origin main and press ENTER nothing happen. It freezes. What I did was: Uninstall GitBash Remove Git folder in C:/Programs o wherever you have installed (I don’t kn…

Use cmd instead of gitbash-

Git / GitHub push problem

I can’t believe it nor I can understand the reasons BUT I typed git push -u origin main into CMD and – it worked like a charm. I think I turned the whole Google upside down looking for answers. Unfortunately, the actual reason why Git Bash isn’t working with such simple commands right now is a total mystery to me. A few side notes: it’s not necessary to reinstall Git Bash. Just try CMD instead. also, I noticed that git remote show origin shows that HEAD branch has a value of (unknown). I sup…

Relevant threads on CC forums-

• Problems with push an existing repository from the command line
• Issues with git push when linking my local and GitHub repositories
• Issues pushing from Git Bash to GitHub during introduction to Github module
• Unable to see push is complete on terminal

If anyone spots any others or finds useful links/info please add it

[el_cocodrilo]

Unbelievable. It looks like someone over at Git For Windows didn’t do enough testing before merging that PR into main

Thanks for investigating this further @tgrtim! This was a difficult one to pin down without actually doing a fresh install with the latest version of Git For Windows/Git Bash. And shout out to @erodriguez10 for doing some excellent research as well!

[tgrtim]

There is now a release of git for windows that uses the patched git credential manager-

Release Git for Windows 2.32.0(2) · git-for-windows/git

[core7791675917]

i am on the “Getting Started Off-Platform” for the Command Line Interface. I have never used anything like this before. I downloaded gitbash and the first exercise is to type ls. i don’t get folders like they suggest but instead i get, what seems to be, info about the gitbash program. Next, when I try to make the test directory, it says permission denied. Seems like I’m off on the wrong foot. any suggestions?

[tgrtim]

Hmm no I’m afraid I don’t know exactly why that would happen. I think starting a new post in #get-help might be the best option as it’s not directly related to the previous post. Including a couple of screenshots or more information about what you tried and what happened would be useful and hopefully we can get to the bottom of it, ta.

[core7791675917]

Thank you so much for looking and responding. The forums are invaluable to me. I should have trouble shot it more myself first. I think the issue was something it wanted me about when loading originally. My computers user name had spaces and it warned me that that could create issues in finding the directory. I ended up rebooting My whole laptop and starting with a username with no spaces to avoid that problem ever happening again, and gitbash worked fine after that