Git on Windows - Cannot clone from UNC path

Question

I thought I could clone from a UNC path, alas no.

D:\Git>git clone \\M0218\Git\SomeProject
Cloning into 'SomeProject'...
fatal: '\M0218\Git\SomeProject' does not appear to be a git repository
fatal: Could not read from remote repository.

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

What am I doing wrong?

Ugh; I thought that closing would require 5 votes. This certainly feels like a dup of several other questions, but I think this one is compelling as it is the most directly asked and answered. Please do holler (or vote to reopen) if you think this was closed wrongly. — Edward Thomson, Oct 13 '16 at 14:19

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 13 '16 at 14:10

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You need to use forward-slashes / !

git clone //M0218/Git/SomeProject

That's it.

answered Oct 13 '16 at 14:10

Luke Puplett

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Or use `\\\\M0218\...` – MrTux Oct 13 '16 at 14:15

Git on Windows - Cannot clone from UNC path

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