# Cannot do git pull from a repo at HF: lfs fails
**URL:**
**Author:**  [@NickKolok](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2FNickKolok)%5C
**Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 4:30pm UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fcannot-do-git-pull-from-a-repo-at-hf-lfs-fails%2F85281%2F1 "2024-05-05T16:30:05Z")
Yesterday and today I got this error while trying to pull from my HF repo:
```auto
$ LC_ALL=EN_US git pull
Updating 5035f4707f..60dd6f92e8
Downloading 20231104-23-lametta-7k-2400/600x1000px_50s_EulerA_lpw_528178e/diffused__2024-05-02---05-59-58_.png (554 KB)
Error downloading object: 20231104-23-lametta-7k-2400/600x1000px_50s_EulerA_lpw_528178e/diffused__2024-05-02---05-59-58_.png (bc3c9bf): Smudge error: Error downloading 20231104-23-lametta-7k-2400/600x1000px_50s_EulerA_lpw_528178e/diffused__2024-05-02---05-59-58_.png (bc3c9bf3e88271904e81b5b31fdf8e795d589cf2de2a89c7c9925abaf33b42cc): batch request: unexpected end of JSON input
Errors logged to /media/work2/git/nn/generated/Meryl_generated/.git/lfs/objects/logs/20240505T192401.594816374.log
Use `git lfs logs last` to view the log.
error: external filter 'git-lfs filter-process' failed
fatal: 20231104-23-lametta-7k-2400/600x1000px_50s_EulerA_lpw_528178e/diffused__2024-05-02---05-59-58_.png: smudge filter lfs failed
```
(the previous successful pull was on 30 April UTC).
Additional information:
```auto
$ git remote -v
origin git@hf.co:NickKolok/Meryl_generated (fetch)
origin git@hf.co:NickKolok/Meryl_generated (push)
```
```auto
$ git --version
git version 2.20.1
```
Can you please help me with this issue? I’m a bit frustrated because it looks like smth is broken on HF side.
---
**Author:**  [@NickKolok](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2FNickKolok)%5C
**Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 4:40pm UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fcannot-do-git-pull-from-a-repo-at-hf-lfs-fails%2F85281%2F2 "2024-05-05T16:40:39Z")
UPD: the log file mentioned above.
```auto
$ cat /media/work2/git/nn/generated/Meryl_generated/.git/lfs/objects/logs/20240505T192401.594816374.log
git-lfs/2.3.4 (GitHub; linux amd64; go 1.8.3)
git version 2.20.1
$ git-lfs filter-process
Error downloading object: 20231104-23-lametta-7k-2400/600x1000px_50s_EulerA_lpw_528178e/diffused__2024-05-02---05-59-58_.png (bc3c9bf): Smudge error: Error downloading 20231104-23-lametta-7k-2400/600x1000px_50s_EulerA_lpw_528178e/diffused__2024-05-02---05-59-58_.png (bc3c9bf3e88271904e81b5b31fdf8e795d589cf2de2a89c7c9925abaf33b42cc): batch request: unexpected end of JSON input
unexpected end of JSON input
batch request
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/errors.newWrappedError
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/errors/types.go:170
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/errors.Wrap
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/errors/errors.go:74
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/tq.(*tqClient).Batch
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/tq/api.go:55
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/tq.Batch
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/tq/api.go:37
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/tq.(*TransferQueue).enqueueAndCollectRetriesFor
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/tq/transfer_queue.go:426
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/tq.(*TransferQueue).collectBatches.func1
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/tq/transfer_queue.go:348
runtime.goexit
/usr/lib/go-1.8/src/runtime/asm_amd64.s:2197
Error downloading 20231104-23-lametta-7k-2400/600x1000px_50s_EulerA_lpw_528178e/diffused__2024-05-02---05-59-58_.png (bc3c9bf3e88271904e81b5b31fdf8e795d589cf2de2a89c7c9925abaf33b42cc)
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/errors.newWrappedError
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/errors/types.go:170
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/errors.Wrapf
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/errors/errors.go:85
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/lfs.downloadFile
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/lfs/pointer_smudge.go:96
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/lfs.PointerSmudge
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/lfs/pointer_smudge.go:61
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/lfs.(*Pointer).Smudge
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/lfs/pointer.go:64
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/commands.smudge
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/commands/command_smudge.go:128
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/commands.filterCommand
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/commands/command_filter_process.go:116
github.com/spf13/cobra.(*Command).execute
github.com/spf13/cobra/command.go:653
github.com/spf13/cobra.(*Command).ExecuteC
github.com/spf13/cobra/command.go:728
github.com/spf13/cobra.(*Command).Execute
github.com/spf13/cobra/command.go:687
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/commands.Run
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/commands/run.go:68
main.main
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/git-lfs.go:35
runtime.main
/usr/lib/go-1.8/src/runtime/proc.go:185
runtime.goexit
/usr/lib/go-1.8/src/runtime/asm_amd64.s:2197
Smudge error
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/errors.newWrappedError
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/errors/types.go:170
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/errors.NewSmudgeError
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/errors/types.go:256
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/lfs.PointerSmudge
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/lfs/pointer_smudge.go:70
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/lfs.(*Pointer).Smudge
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/lfs/pointer.go:64
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/commands.smudge
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/commands/command_smudge.go:128
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/commands.filterCommand
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/commands/command_filter_process.go:116
github.com/spf13/cobra.(*Command).execute
github.com/spf13/cobra/command.go:653
github.com/spf13/cobra.(*Command).ExecuteC
github.com/spf13/cobra/command.go:728
github.com/spf13/cobra.(*Command).Execute
github.com/spf13/cobra/command.go:687
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/commands.Run
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/commands/run.go:68
main.main
github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/git-lfs.go:35
runtime.main
/usr/lib/go-1.8/src/runtime/proc.go:185
runtime.goexit
/usr/lib/go-1.8/src/runtime/asm_amd64.s:2197
Current time in UTC:
2024-05-05 16:24:01
ENV:
LocalWorkingDir=/media/work2/git/nn/generated/Meryl_generated
LocalGitDir=/media/work2/git/nn/generated/Meryl_generated/.git
LocalGitStorageDir=/media/work2/git/nn/generated/Meryl_generated/.git
LocalMediaDir=/media/work2/git/nn/generated/Meryl_generated/.git/lfs/objects
LocalReferenceDir=
TempDir=/media/work2/git/nn/generated/Meryl_generated/.git/lfs/tmp
ConcurrentTransfers=3
TusTransfers=false
BasicTransfersOnly=false
SkipDownloadErrors=false
FetchRecentAlways=false
FetchRecentRefsDays=7
FetchRecentCommitsDays=0
FetchRecentRefsIncludeRemotes=true
PruneOffsetDays=3
PruneVerifyRemoteAlways=false
PruneRemoteName=origin
LfsStorageDir=/media/work2/git/nn/generated/Meryl_generated/.git/lfs
AccessDownload=none
AccessUpload=none
DownloadTransfers=basic
UploadTransfers=basic
GIT_EXEC_PATH=/usr/lib/git-core
GIT_PREFIX=
GIT_REFLOG_ACTION=pull
Client IP addresses:
```
(I would prefer not to post my IP address)
---
**Author:**  [@NickKolok](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2FNickKolok)%5C
**Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fcannot-do-git-pull-from-a-repo-at-hf-lfs-fails%2F85281%2F3 "2024-05-05T16:55:38Z")
Also, I tried to add another remote repo - https variant. However, it doesn’t help at all!
```auto
$ git remote -v
https https://huggingface.co/NickKolok/Meryl_generated (fetch)
https https://huggingface.co/NickKolok/Meryl_generated (push)
origin git@hf.co:NickKolok/Meryl_generated (fetch)
origin git@hf.co:NickKolok/Meryl_generated (push)
```
```auto
$ git pull https main
Username for 'https://huggingface.co': NickKolok
Password for 'https://NickKolok@huggingface.co':
Из https://huggingface.co/NickKolok/Meryl_generated
* branch main -> FETCH_HEAD
Обновление 5035f4707f..fbca585935
Downloading 20231104-23-lametta-7k-2400/600x1000px_50s_EulerA_lpw_528178e/diffused__2024-05-02---05-59-58_.png (554 KB)
Error downloading object: 20231104-23-lametta-7k-2400/600x1000px_50s_EulerA_lpw_528178e/diffused__2024-05-02---05-59-58_.png (bc3c9bf): Smudge error: Error downloading 20231104-23-lametta-7k-2400/600x1000px_50s_EulerA_lpw_528178e/diffused__2024-05-02---05-59-58_.png (bc3c9bf3e88271904e81b5b31fdf8e795d589cf2de2a89c7c9925abaf33b42cc): batch request: unexpected end of JSON input
Errors logged to /media/work2/git/nn/generated/Meryl_generated/.git/lfs/objects/logs/20240505T194554.33615992.log
Use `git lfs logs last` to view the log.
error: external filter 'git-lfs filter-process' failed
fatal: 20231104-23-lametta-7k-2400/600x1000px_50s_EulerA_lpw_528178e/diffused__2024-05-02---05-59-58_.png: smudge filter lfs failed
```
The same thing happens with at least two more of my repos. It looks likea bug or unannounced breaking change on the HF side. Please help me!
---
**Author:**  [@NickKolok](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2FNickKolok)%5C
**Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 7:20pm UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fcannot-do-git-pull-from-a-repo-at-hf-lfs-fails%2F85281%2F4 "2024-05-05T19:20:34Z")
The discussion is continued here: [Git lfs fetch with git protocol is failing - #10 by NickKolok](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fgit-lfs-fetch-with-git-protocol-is-failing%2F84831%2F10)