How to specify a different git port

Fri 03 January 2014 in Command Line, Linux

I needed to figure out how to specify a different ssh port for git. Turns out it's very easy.

Open up your ssh config file.

vim /home/your-user-name/.ssh/config

Add a new configuration declaration

Host git.example.org  
User your-user-name  
Port 22222

Save the new config and try that git clone again. It should work this time.