How do I pull from a Git repository through an HTTP proxy?

Question

Note: while the use-case described is about using submodules within a project, the same applies to a normal git clone of a repository over HTTP.

I have

Answer 1

On Windows, if you don't want to put your password in .gitconfig in the plain text, you can use

• Cntml (http://cntlm.sourceforge.net/)

It authenticates you against normal or even Windows NTLM proxy and starts localhost-proxy without authentication.

In order to get it run:

• Install Cntml
• Configure Cntml according to documentation to pass your proxy authentication

• Point git to your new localhost proxy:

  [http]
      proxy = http://localhost:3128       # change port as necessary