Git: error: RPC failed; result=22, HTTP code = 411

Question

Symptoms:

Git suddenly refused to push a repository (to github in my case):

$ git push
Counting objects: 9292, done.
Delta compression using up to 8 threads.
Compressing objects: 100% (2136/2136), done.
error: RPC failed; result=22, HTTP code = 411
fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly
Writing objects: 100% (8222/8222), 1.27 MiB | 837 KiB/s, done.
Total 8222 (delta 6060), reused 8181 (delta 6033)
fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly
Everything up-to-date

Solution

Here is what helped, the following command increases git buffer to 500mb:

git config http.postBuffer 524288000

Comments

[brentlightsey]

+1 for posting a helpful self-answer. ProjectLocker had been working well for me for weeks, then suddenly I was getting this message. This answer worked for me.

[JaskeyLam]

how did you figure out the problem is about the buffer? Thank you !This also sovle my problem!

[RayofCommand]

do changes to git config apply directly without any restart?

[firedev]

Yes, right away. You can also specify a --global option for some variables to be shared across the system.

[taco]

@Jaskey I'm guessing he realized an HTTP 411 code is a 'content length required' error and decided to try changing the buffer size. I had this problem too, so I'm just guessing.