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From:
Sylvain Saboua <sylvain@saboua.me>
Subject:
got send – got-send-pack: unexpected end of file
To:
Gameoftrees <gameoftrees@openbsd.org>
Date:
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:06:05 +0100

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(First asked on https://www.reddit.com/r/openbsd/comments/1qdt9va/)

I get this error when trying to send a commit from a development machine 
to my server.

```
  $ pwd
/Users/sylvansab/hax/nwpg
  $ got send
Connecting to "origin" ssh://sylvain@lap/nwpg
6 commits colored; 3 objects found; 6 trees scanned
packing 1 reference; 3 objects; deltify: 100%; uploading pack:  1.1K 
100%got-send-pack: unexpected end of file

got: unexpected end of file
'''

Most verbose output (note the `debug1: Exit status 141' error at the 
end) :

  $ got send -vvv
Connecting to "origin" ssh://sylvain@lap/nwpg
debug1: OpenSSH_10.0p2, LibreSSL 3.3.6
debug3: Running on Darwin 25.2.0 Darwin Kernel Version 25.2.0: Tue Nov 
18 21:09:55 PST 2025; root:xnu-12377.61.12~1/RELEASE_ARM64_T8103 arm64
debug3: Started with: /usr/bin/ssh -v -v -v -- sylvain@lap 
git-receive-pack \\'/nwpg\\'
debug1: Reading configuration data /Users/sylvansab/.ssh/config
debug1: /Users/sylvansab/.ssh/config line 2: Applying options for lap
debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config
debug1: /etc/ssh/ssh_config line 21: include /etc/ssh/ssh_config.d/* 
matched no files
debug3: expanded UserKnownHostsFile '~/.ssh/known_hosts' -> 
'/Users/sylvansab/.ssh/known_hosts'
debug3: expanded UserKnownHostsFile '~/.ssh/known_hosts2' -> 
'/Users/sylvansab/.ssh/known_hosts2'
debug1: Authenticator provider $SSH_SK_PROVIDER did not resolve; 
disabling
debug3: channel_clear_timeouts: clearing
debug1: Connecting to lap port 22.
debug1: Connection established.
debug1: identity file /Users/sylvansab/.ssh/id_ed25519 type 3
debug1: identity file /Users/sylvansab/.ssh/id_ed25519-cert type -1
debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_10.0
debug1: Remote protocol version 2.0, remote software version 
OpenSSH_10.2
debug1: compat_banner: match: OpenSSH_10.2 pat OpenSSH* compat 
0x04000000
debug3: fd 5 is O_NONBLOCK
debug1: Authenticating to lap:22 as 'sylvain'
debug3: record_hostkey: found key type ED25519 in file 
/Users/sylvansab/.ssh/known_hosts:5
debug3: load_hostkeys_file: loaded 1 keys from lap
debug1: load_hostkeys: fopen /Users/sylvansab/.ssh/known_hosts2: No such 
file or directory
debug1: load_hostkeys: fopen /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts: No such file or 
directory
debug1: load_hostkeys: fopen /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts2: No such file or 
directory
debug3: order_hostkeyalgs: have matching best-preference key type 
ssh-ed25519-cert-v01@openssh.com, using HostkeyAlgorithms verbatim
debug3: send packet: type 20
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent
debug3: receive packet: type 20
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT received
debug2: local client KEXINIT proposal
debug2: KEX algorithms: 
mlkem768x25519-sha256,sntrup761x25519-sha512,sntrup761x25519-sha512@openssh.com,curve25519-sha256,curve25519-sha256@libssh.org,ecdh-sha2-nistp256,ecdh-sha2-nistp384,ecdh-sha2-nistp521,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256,diffie-hellman-group16-sha512,diffie-hellman-group18-sha512,diffie-hellman-group14-sha256,ext-info-c,kex-strict-c-v00@openssh.com
debug2: host key algorithms: 
ssh-ed25519-cert-v01@openssh.com,ecdsa-sha2-nistp256-cert-v01@openssh.com,ecdsa-sha2-nistp384-cert-v01@openssh.com,ecdsa-sha2-nistp521-cert-v01@openssh.com,sk-ssh-ed25519-cert-v01@openssh.com,sk-ecdsa-sha2-nistp256-cert-v01@openssh.com,rsa-sha2-512-cert-v01@openssh.com,rsa-sha2-256-cert-v01@openssh.com,ssh-ed25519,ecdsa-sha2-nistp256,ecdsa-sha2-nistp384,ecdsa-sha2-nistp521,sk-ssh-ed25519@openssh.com,sk-ecdsa-sha2-nistp256@openssh.com,rsa-sha2-512,rsa-sha2-256
debug2: ciphers ctos: 
chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com,aes128-gcm@openssh.com,aes256-gcm@openssh.com,aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr
debug2: ciphers stoc: 
chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com,aes128-gcm@openssh.com,aes256-gcm@openssh.com,aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr
debug2: MACs ctos: 
umac-64-etm@openssh.com,umac-128-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-512-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-etm@openssh.com,umac-64@openssh.com,umac-128@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512,hmac-sha1
debug2: MACs stoc: 
umac-64-etm@openssh.com,umac-128-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-512-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-etm@openssh.com,umac-64@openssh.com,umac-128@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512,hmac-sha1
debug2: compression ctos: none,zlib@openssh.com
debug2: compression stoc: none,zlib@openssh.com
debug2: languages ctos:
debug2: languages stoc:
debug2: first_kex_follows 0
debug2: reserved 0
debug2: peer server KEXINIT proposal
debug2: KEX algorithms: 
mlkem768x25519-sha256,sntrup761x25519-sha512,sntrup761x25519-sha512@openssh.com,curve25519-sha256,curve25519-sha256@libssh.org,ecdh-sha2-nistp256,ecdh-sha2-nistp384,ecdh-sha2-nistp521,ext-info-s,kex-strict-s-v00@openssh.com
debug2: host key algorithms: 
rsa-sha2-512,rsa-sha2-256,ecdsa-sha2-nistp256,ssh-ed25519
debug2: ciphers ctos: 
chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com,aes128-gcm@openssh.com,aes256-gcm@openssh.com,aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr
debug2: ciphers stoc: 
chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com,aes128-gcm@openssh.com,aes256-gcm@openssh.com,aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr
debug2: MACs ctos: 
umac-64-etm@openssh.com,umac-128-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-512-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-etm@openssh.com,umac-64@openssh.com,umac-128@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512,hmac-sha1
debug2: MACs stoc: 
umac-64-etm@openssh.com,umac-128-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-512-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-etm@openssh.com,umac-64@openssh.com,umac-128@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512,hmac-sha1
debug2: compression ctos: none,zlib@openssh.com
debug2: compression stoc: none,zlib@openssh.com
debug2: languages ctos:
debug2: languages stoc:
debug2: first_kex_follows 0
debug2: reserved 0
debug3: kex_choose_conf: will use strict KEX ordering
debug1: kex: algorithm: mlkem768x25519-sha256
debug1: kex: host key algorithm: ssh-ed25519
debug1: kex: server->client cipher: chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com MAC: 
<implicit> compression: none
debug1: kex: client->server cipher: chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com MAC: 
<implicit> compression: none
debug3: send packet: type 30
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_ECDH_REPLY
debug3: receive packet: type 31
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_ECDH_REPLY received
debug1: Server host key: ssh-ed25519 
SHA256:KISxYDnYhDdE5furF1w2UZ15rU/LAIGtU0onOGm0HW0
debug3: record_hostkey: found key type ED25519 in file 
/Users/sylvansab/.ssh/known_hosts:5
debug3: load_hostkeys_file: loaded 1 keys from lap
debug1: load_hostkeys: fopen /Users/sylvansab/.ssh/known_hosts2: No such 
file or directory
debug1: load_hostkeys: fopen /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts: No such file or 
directory
debug1: load_hostkeys: fopen /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts2: No such file or 
directory
debug1: Host 'lap' is known and matches the ED25519 host key.
debug1: Found key in /Users/sylvansab/.ssh/known_hosts:5
debug3: send packet: type 21
debug1: ssh_packet_send2_wrapped: resetting send seqnr 3
debug2: ssh_set_newkeys: mode 1
debug1: rekey out after 134217728 blocks
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS sent
debug1: Sending SSH2_MSG_EXT_INFO
debug3: send packet: type 7
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS
debug3: receive packet: type 21
debug1: ssh_packet_read_poll2: resetting read seqnr 3
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS received
debug2: ssh_set_newkeys: mode 0
debug1: rekey in after 134217728 blocks
debug2: KEX algorithms: 
mlkem768x25519-sha256,sntrup761x25519-sha512,sntrup761x25519-sha512@openssh.com,curve25519-sha256,curve25519-sha256@libssh.org,ecdh-sha2-nistp256,ecdh-sha2-nistp384,ecdh-sha2-nistp521,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256,diffie-hellman-group16-sha512,diffie-hellman-group18-sha512,diffie-hellman-group14-sha256,ext-info-c,kex-strict-c-v00@openssh.com
debug2: host key algorithms: 
ssh-ed25519-cert-v01@openssh.com,ecdsa-sha2-nistp256-cert-v01@openssh.com,ecdsa-sha2-nistp384-cert-v01@openssh.com,ecdsa-sha2-nistp521-cert-v01@openssh.com,sk-ssh-ed25519-cert-v01@openssh.com,sk-ecdsa-sha2-nistp256-cert-v01@openssh.com,rsa-sha2-512-cert-v01@openssh.com,rsa-sha2-256-cert-v01@openssh.com,ssh-ed25519,ecdsa-sha2-nistp256,ecdsa-sha2-nistp384,ecdsa-sha2-nistp521,sk-ssh-ed25519@openssh.com,sk-ecdsa-sha2-nistp256@openssh.com,rsa-sha2-512,rsa-sha2-256
debug2: ciphers ctos: 
chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com,aes128-gcm@openssh.com,aes256-gcm@openssh.com,aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr
debug2: ciphers stoc: 
chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com,aes128-gcm@openssh.com,aes256-gcm@openssh.com,aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr
debug2: MACs ctos: 
umac-64-etm@openssh.com,umac-128-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-512-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-etm@openssh.com,umac-64@openssh.com,umac-128@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512,hmac-sha1
debug2: MACs stoc: 
umac-64-etm@openssh.com,umac-128-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-512-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-etm@openssh.com,umac-64@openssh.com,umac-128@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512,hmac-sha1
debug2: compression ctos: none,zlib@openssh.com
debug2: compression stoc: none,zlib@openssh.com
debug2: languages ctos:
debug2: languages stoc:
debug2: first_kex_follows 0
debug2: reserved 0
debug3: send packet: type 5
debug3: receive packet: type 7
debug1: SSH2_MSG_EXT_INFO received
debug3: kex_input_ext_info: extension server-sig-algs
debug1: kex_ext_info_client_parse: 
server-sig-algs=<ssh-ed25519,ecdsa-sha2-nistp256,ecdsa-sha2-nistp384,ecdsa-sha2-nistp521,sk-ssh-ed25519@openssh.com,sk-ecdsa-sha2-nistp256@openssh.com,rsa-sha2-512,rsa-sha2-256>
debug3: kex_input_ext_info: extension publickey-hostbound@openssh.com
debug1: kex_ext_info_check_ver: publickey-hostbound@openssh.com=<0>
debug3: kex_input_ext_info: extension ping@openssh.com
debug1: kex_ext_info_check_ver: ping@openssh.com=<0>
debug3: receive packet: type 6
debug2: service_accept: ssh-userauth
debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT received
debug3: send packet: type 50
debug3: receive packet: type 7
debug1: SSH2_MSG_EXT_INFO received
debug3: kex_input_ext_info: extension server-sig-algs
debug1: kex_ext_info_client_parse: 
server-sig-algs=<ssh-ed25519,ecdsa-sha2-nistp256,ecdsa-sha2-nistp384,ecdsa-sha2-nistp521,sk-ssh-ed25519@openssh.com,sk-ecdsa-sha2-nistp256@openssh.com,rsa-sha2-512,rsa-sha2-256>
debug3: receive packet: type 51
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey
debug3: start over, passed a different list publickey
debug3: preferred publickey,keyboard-interactive,password
debug3: authmethod_lookup publickey
debug3: remaining preferred: keyboard-interactive,password
debug3: authmethod_is_enabled publickey
debug1: Next authentication method: publickey
debug3: ssh_get_authentication_socket_path: path 
'/private/tmp/com.apple.launchd.fRCSGKuHnM/Listeners'
debug1: get_agent_identities: bound agent to hostkey
debug1: get_agent_identities: ssh_fetch_identitylist: agent contains no 
identities
debug1: Will attempt key: /Users/sylvansab/.ssh/id_ed25519 ED25519 
SHA256:Fe913FzVqIklJQ/tz+bCasBJXrlVGx3w3bKfwygnSZM explicit
debug2: pubkey_prepare: done
debug1: Offering public key: /Users/sylvansab/.ssh/id_ed25519 ED25519 
SHA256:Fe913FzVqIklJQ/tz+bCasBJXrlVGx3w3bKfwygnSZM explicit
debug3: send packet: type 50
debug2: we sent a publickey packet, wait for reply
debug3: receive packet: type 60
debug1: Server accepts key: /Users/sylvansab/.ssh/id_ed25519 ED25519 
SHA256:Fe913FzVqIklJQ/tz+bCasBJXrlVGx3w3bKfwygnSZM explicit
debug3: sign_and_send_pubkey: using publickey-hostbound-v00@openssh.com 
with ED25519 SHA256:Fe913FzVqIklJQ/tz+bCasBJXrlVGx3w3bKfwygnSZM
debug3: sign_and_send_pubkey: signing using ssh-ed25519 
SHA256:Fe913FzVqIklJQ/tz+bCasBJXrlVGx3w3bKfwygnSZM
debug3: send packet: type 50
debug3: receive packet: type 52
Authenticated to lap ([10.0.0.11]:22) using "publickey".
debug2: fd 6 setting O_NONBLOCK
debug1: channel 0: new session [client-session] (inactive timeout: 0)
debug3: ssh_session2_open: channel_new: 0
debug2: channel 0: send open
debug3: send packet: type 90
debug1: Requesting no-more-sessions@openssh.com
debug3: send packet: type 80
debug1: Entering interactive session.
debug1: pledge: filesystem
debug3: client_repledge: enter
debug3: receive packet: type 80
debug1: client_input_global_request: rtype hostkeys-00@openssh.com 
want_reply 0
debug3: client_input_hostkeys: received RSA key 
SHA256:ws9DPRKcHdgHzRpmTfiX2Ypn60o7PJyueHp6CDtnvSY
debug3: client_input_hostkeys: received ECDSA key 
SHA256:cqlmDQIIY4Fo2s5zULqc85NC5wU3k2C+v+xUabM8TLM
debug3: client_input_hostkeys: received ED25519 key 
SHA256:KISxYDnYhDdE5furF1w2UZ15rU/LAIGtU0onOGm0HW0
debug1: client_input_hostkeys: searching 
/Users/sylvansab/.ssh/known_hosts for lap / (none)
debug3: hostkeys_foreach: reading file 
"/Users/sylvansab/.ssh/known_hosts"
debug3: hostkeys_find: found ssh-ed25519 key under different name/addr 
at /Users/sylvansab/.ssh/known_hosts:1
debug3: hostkeys_find: found ssh-rsa key under different name/addr at 
/Users/sylvansab/.ssh/known_hosts:2
debug3: hostkeys_find: found ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 key under different 
name/addr at /Users/sylvansab/.ssh/known_hosts:3
debug3: hostkeys_find: found ssh-ed25519 key under different name/addr 
at /Users/sylvansab/.ssh/known_hosts:4
debug3: hostkeys_find: found ssh-ed25519 key at 
/Users/sylvansab/.ssh/known_hosts:5
debug3: hostkeys_find: found ssh-ed25519 key under different name/addr 
at /Users/sylvansab/.ssh/known_hosts:6
debug1: client_input_hostkeys: searching 
/Users/sylvansab/.ssh/known_hosts2 for lap / (none)
debug1: client_input_hostkeys: hostkeys file 
/Users/sylvansab/.ssh/known_hosts2 does not exist
debug3: client_input_hostkeys: 3 server keys: 2 new, 
18446744073709551615 retained, 2 incomplete match. 0 to remove
debug1: client_input_hostkeys: host key found matching a different 
name/address, skipping UserKnownHostsFile update
debug3: client_repledge: enter
debug3: receive packet: type 4
debug1: Remote: /home/sylvain/.ssh/authorized_keys:3: key options: 
agent-forwarding port-forwarding pty user-rc x11-forwarding
debug3: receive packet: type 4
debug1: Remote: /home/sylvain/.ssh/authorized_keys:3: key options: 
agent-forwarding port-forwarding pty user-rc x11-forwarding
debug3: receive packet: type 91
debug2: channel_input_open_confirmation: channel 0: callback start
debug2: fd 5 setting TCP_NODELAY
debug3: set_sock_tos: set socket 5 IP_TOS 0x20
debug2: client_session2_setup: id 0
debug1: Sending command: git-receive-pack '/nwpg'
debug2: channel 0: request exec confirm 1
debug3: send packet: type 98
debug3: client_repledge: enter
debug1: pledge: fork
debug2: channel_input_open_confirmation: channel 0: callback done
debug2: channel 0: open confirm rwindow 0 rmax 32768
debug2: channel 0: rcvd adjust 2097152
debug3: receive packet: type 99
debug2: channel_input_status_confirm: type 99 id 0
debug2: exec request accepted on channel 0
got-send-pack: readpkt: 162:	7460a045a956e8e44ff05ca997c729acb8232e56 
refs/got/worktree/base-66B94721-D62F-4675-9BEB-3046B8741186[0x00] 
agent=got/0.120 ofs-delta report-status no-thin delete-refs[0x0a]
got-send-pack: server capabilities: agent=got/0.120 ofs-delta 
report-status no-thin delete-refs
got-send-pack: my capabilities: agent=got/0.120 ofs-delta report-status 
delete-refs
got-send-pack: remote has 
refs/got/worktree/base-66B94721-D62F-4675-9BEB-3046B8741186 
7460a045a956e8e44ff05ca997c729acb8232e56
got-send-pack: readpkt: 57:	22158a1d7c0529bdf391f4bf99a930dc6145819d 
refs/heads/main[0x0a]
got-send-pack: remote has refs/heads/main 
22158a1d7c0529bdf391f4bf99a930dc6145819d
got-send-pack: readpkt: 66:	893d4d5be7d6b47b3e452c2406af83c33d841627 
refs/remotes/origin/main[0x0a]
got-send-pack: remote has refs/remotes/origin/main 
893d4d5be7d6b47b3e452c2406af83c33d841627
got-send-pack: readpkt: 0:
got-send-pack: writepkt: 009a:	22158a1d7c0529bdf391f4bf99a930dc6145819d 
15169311c502349645c62e8b2961ee8eab25a48e refs/heads/main[0x00] 
agent=got/0.120 ofs-delta report-status delete-refs
got-send-pack: updating refs/heads/main 
22158a1d7c0529bdf391f4bf99a930dc6145819d -> 
15169311c502349645c62e8b2961ee8eab25a48e
got-send-pack: writepkt: 0000
6 commits colored; 3 objects found; 6 trees scanned
packing 1 reference; 3 objects; deltify: 100%; uploading pack:  1.1K 
100%debug3: receive packet: type 96
debug2: channel 0: rcvd eof
debug2: channel 0: output open -> drain
debug2: channel 0: obuf empty
debug2: chan_shutdown_write: channel 0: (i0 o1 sock -1 wfd 7 efd 8 
[write])
debug2: channel 0: output drain -> closed
debug3: receive packet: type 98
debug1: client_input_channel_req: channel 0 rtype exit-status reply 0
debug3: receive packet: type 98
debug1: client_input_channel_req: channel 0 rtype eow@openssh.com reply 
0
debug2: channel 0: rcvd eow
debug2: chan_shutdown_read: channel 0: (i0 o3 sock -1 wfd 6 efd 8 
[write])
debug2: channel 0: input open -> closed
debug3: receive packet: type 97
debug2: channel 0: rcvd close
debug3: channel 0: will not send data after close
debug2: channel 0: almost dead
debug2: channel 0: gc: notify user
debug2: channel 0: gc: user detached
debug2: channel 0: send_close2
debug2: channel 0: send close for remote id 0
debug3: send packet: type 97
debug2: channel 0: is dead
debug2: channel 0: garbage collecting
debug1: channel 0: free: client-session, nchannels 1
debug3: channel 0: status: The following connections are open:
   #0 client-session (t4 [session] r0 nm0 i3/0 o3/0 e[write]/0 fd -1/-1/8 
sock -1 cc -1 nc0 io 0x00/0x00)

debug3: send packet: type 1
Transferred: sent 4900, received 4332 bytes, in 0.1 seconds
Bytes per second: sent 32820.3, received 29015.8
debug1: Exit status 141
got-send-pack: unexpected end of file

got: unexpected end of file
  $

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Sylvain Saboua
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