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I tried doing git pull --rebase and I am getting the following error:

ssh: Could not resolve hostname git: nodename nor servname provided, or not known
fatal: Could not read from remote repository.

Please make sure you have the correct access rights
and the repository exists.

I tried doing git remote -v and the origin is properly listed.

How can I fix this error?

John Szakmeister
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    Can you show the output of your `git remote -v` command so we can make sure it's correct? Sometimes simple things (typos) are overlooked. Also, can you `ping git`? Does ping find the host? – John Szakmeister Dec 17 '13 at 19:42
  • ping git does not work. – Kermit the Frog Dec 17 '13 at 19:42
  • Then this looks like a network problem vs. a git problem. Perhaps if you use the fully qualified host name? – John Szakmeister Dec 17 '13 at 20:26
  • BTW, is `git` the name of your server? If not, then remote is not setup correctly. – John Szakmeister Dec 18 '13 at 13:34
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    Can you post the output of `git remote -v`? Or not, if after 2 years you don't care anymore :p – linuxbandit Feb 14 '15 at 20:07
  • Have you added your ssh-keygen to your remote machine from where you are doing a git pull? – Chetan Mar 03 '15 at 09:07
  • Does this answer your question? [ssh: Could not resolve hostname \[hostname\]: nodename nor servname provided, or not known](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20252294/ssh-could-not-resolve-hostname-hostname-nodename-nor-servname-provided-or-n) – Dalin Aug 18 '21 at 13:33

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I have recently solved this issue by removing ssh from the remote address on my fork:

origin  ssh://git@ghe.company.net:yunus/client.git (fetch)
origin  ssh://git@ghe.company.net:yunus/client.git (push)
...

updated as: 

origin  git@ghe.company.net:yunus/client.git (fetch)
origin  git@ghe.company.net:yunus/client.git (push)
...
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Just add the hostname to /etc/hosts file

# IP       hostname
1.55.4.5.66 hostname@host.com
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I had run into the same error. Fix it by switching to another DNS server.

You can try Google DNS

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