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

As this was answered by many but This is just for Winodws USER who is behind proxy with auth.

Re-Installing(first failed, Don't remove).

Goto ->
**Windows**
1. msysgit\installer-tmp\etc\gitconfig
    Under [http]
        proxy = http://user:pass@url:port

**Linux**
1. msysgit\installer-tmp\setup-msysgit.sh
      export HTTP_PROXY="http://USER:PASS@proxy.abc.com:8080"

if you have any special char in user/pass use url_encode