GIT source through HTTP proxy (Linux/Ubuntu)
1. Install socket $ sudo apt-get install socket 2. Create a proxy-cmd.sh file (for e.g. under ~/bin) and put following code: #! /bin/bash (echo "CONNECT $1:$2 HTTP/1.0"; echo; cat) | socket YOUR_PROXY_ADDRESS PORT | (read a; read a; cat) 3. Set GIT_PROXY_COMMAND: export GIT_PROXY_COMMAND=/PATH/TO/proxy-cmd.sh 4. Done. Enjoy :-) Src: http://groups.google.com/group/android-platform/browse_thread/thread/1e082b3c4a9d85ca
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