title: Using SVN for Private Github Repo
body: <p>I am trying to set up private repos on Github for my projects. I have my master and branches from my local SVN repo moved into the Github repo. When I try to checkout to a folder for the new Github repo, however, I get an error stating that it can't be found.  Here's my connection endpoint:</p>
  
  <pre><code>https://github.com/&lt;username&gt;/&lt;repo-name&gt;.git
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>When I attempt the checkout, I get the following error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Error: Unable to connect to a repository at URL  
  Error:  'https://github.com/&lt;username&gt;/&lt;repo-name&gt;.git'  
  Error: '/&lt;username&gt;/&lt;repo-name&gt;.git' path not found 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I've been able to check out Github repos, including private ones, using this exact same method. I've never created my own though, so I figure there's a configuration setting I'm missing.</p>