Git clone gets fatal: protocol error: bad pack header with large Git repository

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Issue

  • Git clone gets fatal: protocol error: bad pack header error with large Git repository

    Cloning "http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/repos/xxx" ...
error: build error: error: RPC failed; result=18, HTTP code = 200
fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly
fatal: protocol error: bad pack header

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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