Can't perform git push/fetch/pull from Command Window

I'm not familiar with Git or GitHub before; my first introduction to these tools are by the integration with MATLAB. I set it up and works well when performing actions through interface (right click on the Current Folder > Source Control > [Action]). I have also set up SSH key so that I don't have to enter my username and password everytime I want to push/fetch/pull. To make the process easier, I want to be able to perform actions through Command Window by starting the command with:

!git ...

However, all actions that require communication with the remote failed, for example:

!git push origin master

What can I do to fix this problem? Thank you!

[Mario Malic]

I don't think that !git status checks the connection with the repository.

Maybe you should try with this

!git push master /origin/master

[Adib Yusof]

I'm not sure I understand you correctly but the name of the remote, which in my case is 'origin', supposed to be placed after the action right, i.e., 'push'?

By the way I have tried the command you suggested, but it was not succesful either.

[Mario Malic]

Actually your command is correct.

!git push origin master 

I made a test repository and i managed to push it there with this, but I set it up as a project in MATLAB.

You can try to set the repository URL from Remote button, and try to use then the command.

Edit:

• Check if your RSA key is in .ssh directory
• See if you get your repository links by this command

!git remote -v

• Maybe change the commit mail to match the one in your account

!git config --global user.email "[e-mail]"

Lastly, try this command https://docs.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/testing-your-ssh-connection

[Adib Yusof]

Thank you so much for taking time to suggest solutions. I have tried all of them, unfortunately, I was not succesful. I reckon it must have to do my laptop specifically. Until I figure this out, I will continue using the interface to execute git commands. Again, thanks!

[Mario Malic]

The last thing to suggest is to re-do again this guide https://ch.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_prog/set-up-git-source-control.html

Answer 1

[Mario Malic]

Try this as well, this might be the actual solution.

Replace 'username' and 'your-repository'

!git remote set-url origin [e-mail]:username/your-repository.git 

This will enable you to do do what you want, I had the same issue and this what's fixed it.

In case you commit and push from command window and end up with an error such as this,

[e-mail]: Permission denied (publickey). 
fatal: Could not read from remote repository.
% Open Git Bash
system('"C:\Program Files\Git\git-bash.exe"'); %wherever is located
%your project path should be current dirrectory, type
git push
% and close Git Bash

Also, commit button from toolbar ignores -S option (GPG signed) in global config.

[Adib Yusof]

Yes, it worked for me, thank you so much!

[Mario Malic]

Glad it did, I learned a little bit about this stuff as well!

[Adam Danz]

+1, me too!