Accessing a git repository via ssh behind a firewall

Question

I would like to access (clone/push/pull) a private (via ssh) git repository while behind a corporate firewall that only allows http proxy access. I have written a robust Java (d

Answer 1

This is my setup working under a Linux machine (localhost on port 18081 is a proxy).

cat ~/.ssh/config
Host  github.com
  User git
  ProxyCommand nc -x localhost:18081 -Xconnect %h %p