For well-known reasons, accessing Github from a network environment in China is either blocked or very slow. This article provides several ways to get around it.

1. Download Using a Github Mirror

Just prepend a Proxy address to the GitHub repository; the way different Mirrors are concatenated may vary. The example below pulls the https://github.com/shaowenchen/scripts repository.

• https://ghproxy.chenshaowen.com

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git clone https://github.com/shaowenchen/ops

2. Import the GitHub Project via Gitee

You can refer to the documentation: GitHub仓库快速导入Gitee及同步更新, to import a GitHub repository into Gitee.

Then pull the code using the Gitee address.

3. Configure the Github Host Address

Open https://www.ipaddress.com/ and look up the IP address of github.com

Edit the local /etc/hosts file and add the following content:

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140.82.112.4 github.com

After that you can pull the code, but the speed will not be very fast, because Github uses US IPs.

4. Configure a Command-Line Proxy

If you have a usable proxy service, just configure the proxy in your local Terminal.

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# Proxy
function proxy_off(){
    unset http_proxy
    unset HTTP_PROXY
    unset https_proxy
    unset HTTPS_PROXY
    echo -e "已关闭代理"
}
function proxy_on(){
    export http_proxy="http://127.0.0.1:1087";
    export HTTP_PROXY="http://127.0.0.1:1087";
    export https_proxy="http://127.0.0.1:1087";
    export HTTPS_PROXY="http://127.0.0.1:1087";
    echo -e "已开启代理"
}