fatal: could not read Username for 'https://github.com': No such file or directory

Question

I have the following problem when I try to pull code using git Bash on Windows:

fatal: could not read Username for \'https://github.com\': No such file or dir         


        

Answer 1

For those getting this error in a Jenkins pipeline, it can be fixed by using an SSH Agent plugin. Then wrap your git commands in something like this:

sshagent(['my-ssh-key']) {
    git remote set-url origin git@github.com:username/reponame.git
    sh 'git push origin branch_name'
}