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

Set Git credential.helper to wincred.

git config --global credential.helper wincred

Make sure there is only 1 credential.helper

git config -l

If there is more than 1 and it's not set to wincred remove it.

git config --system --unset credential.helper

Now set the proxy with no password.

git config --global http.proxy http://@proxy:80

Check that all the settings that you added looks good....

git config --global -l

Now you good to go!