Git clone / pull continually freezing at “Store key in cache?”

Question

I\'m attempting to clone a repo from my BitBucket account to my Windows 10 laptop (running GitBash). I\'ve completed all of the steps necessary to connect (set up my SSH key

Answer 1

In your git bash shell, check for existence of GIT_SSH:
echo $GIT<tab><tab>
If it exists and is set to putty, execute:
unset GIT_SSH
You'll probably want to put this into one of the git bash startup scripts.
This is NOT a universal solution. It worked in our particular case.

Answer 2

I managed to get it working by running plink directly, after pageant is running use the plink command directly - plink.exe -agent -v git@github.com then after this git works without hanging.