git-credential-helper-gh-path-mismatch.md

title	gh credential helper path mismatch silently breaks git push
domain	devops
tags	git github credential gh auth push
status	published
lang	en
source	uncledad96-glitch
translated_from	lessons/contrib/git-credential-helper-gh-path-mismatch.md
created	2026-07-20
updated	2026-07-20

gh credential helper path mismatch silently breaks git push

English translation of lessons/contrib/git-credential-helper-gh-path-mismatch.md

Problem

git push hangs or errors with:

/home/hp/.local/bin/gh auth git-credential get: 1: /home/hp/.local/bin/gh: not found

or:

remote: Repository not found.
fatal: repository 'https://github.com/...' not found

even when the repo exists and the token is valid.

Root Cause

gh may live at /usr/bin/gh while git’s credential helper points at a stale path:

credential.https://github.com.helper=!/home/hp/.local/bin/gh auth git-credential

Common after mixed install methods (apt vs manual) or moved user local bins.

Fix

git config --global --list | grep credential

git config --global --unset-all credential.https://github.com.helper
git config --global --unset-all credential.https://gist.github.com.helper

git config --global credential.helper store
# ensure ~/.git-credentials has a valid token
cat ~/.git-credentials

git ls-remote origin HEAD

Or point the helper at the real binary:

git config --global credential.https://github.com.helper '!$(command -v gh) auth git-credential'

Verification

git config --global --list | grep helper
git ls-remote origin HEAD   # returns a commit hash