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# Git Debugging

see also #6383

## debugging ssh connectivity problems

The following stack overflow discussions cover means of debugging ssh connectivity problems:

* http://stackoverflow.com/questions/27422936/git-push-with-ssh-remote-fails-unless-verbose

* http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25388499/how-can-i-run-git-push-pull-commands-with-ssh-verbose-mode/25390120#25390120

* **http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6178401/how-can-i-debug-git-git-shell-related-problems#17344517+**

There are various [https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Internals-Environment-Variables#Debugging](Git Internal Environment Variables for Debugging), using the following should be sufficient for the most situations:  

~~~

export GIT_SSH_COMMAND="ssh -v"

export GIT_TRACE=2

export GIT_TRACE_PACKET=true

~~~

For using GIT_SSH_COMMAND under windows sees http://stackoverflow.com/questions/31475646/using-git-ssh-command-in-git-for-windows