GitHub Windows client behind proxy

Question

I\'m trying to get the GitHub client for Windows working. I am on a corporate Win 7 x64 computer behind a corporate proxy and firewall. Following various other posts and exp

Answer 1

If you’re using GitHub for Windows in a corporate, chances are high that you’re behind a big bad Corporate Firewall/Proxy. GitHub for Windows doesn’t yet have the proxy parameters in its GUI for setting Options.

To configure GitHub for Windows to use your corporate proxy, edit the .gitconfig file typically found at C:\Users\.gitconfig or C:\Documents & Settings\.gitconfig

Close GitHub for Windows; In .gitconfig, just add

[https] proxy = proxy.yourcompany.com:port