How to troubleshoot a url error with “Port number ended with 'y'”?

Question

While trying to clone an already existing repository from gitlab into my local drive. I used the format

$ git clone https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2  mylibgit          


        

Answer 1

if you change your remote from using ssh to https and accidentally leave a colon in the string - you will a message like this. It's a confusing message, but it makes sense once you understand the source of the problem.