Download a Git repo from BitBucket

Question

I just download Git bash and now I want to download a repository from Bitbucket. I have the username and password.

When I try:

$ git clone https://xxxxx@bitbucket.org/xxxx/xxxxx.git

I get:

Cloning into 'xxxx'...

fatal:https://xxxxx@bitbucket.org/xxxx/xxxxx/info/refs not found did you git
 update server-info on the server ?

Answer 1

When you create a repository in bitbucket, the user interface displays the exact clone command you need for you:

So, your clone command would need to be:

https:// usersname @bitbucket.org/ username /reponame.git

Answer 2

you can also use ssh to clone, this allows for the setup of passwordless push and pulling, with the use of ssh keys.

git clone git@bitbucket.org:username/reponame.git

Answer 3

Bitbucket may use Mercurial . Are you really cloning a git repository? I solved the same problem by cloning with hg ;-)

Answer 4

the interface on bitbucket has changed, so people looking for the right command can find it on the left hand side under "Actions"->"Clone" and you'll see the command already coded for https. It works.