Authentication with e-mail address as user name for HTTPS remote

Hello, I run into a problem with command line git on Linux. The remote git server I try to clone from uses HTTPS as a protocol and requires full fledged e-mail addresses for a user name in its authentication. In TortoiseGit (with winstore) or SourceTree, the user name and password are asked and

Re: Authentication with e-mail address as user name for HTTPS remote

On Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 08:52:06AM +0200, Patrick Atoon wrote: Here is what happens. First try cloning without specifying the user name: ---8--- $ git clone https://git.server.com/git/test.git Initialized empty Git repository in