git-remote

Manage remote repository connections

TLDR

List remotes

$ git remote -v

Add remote

$ git remote add [name] [url]

Remove remote

$ git remote remove [name]

Rename remote

$ git remote rename [old] [new]

Show remote details

$ git remote show [origin]

git remote manages tracked remote repositories. It configures URLs and refspecs for fetch and push operations, enabling interaction with multiple remote repositories in distributed workflows.Common operations include adding upstream remotes for fork-based development, changing URLs after repository migrations, renaming remotes, and inspecting remote configuration details like tracked branches and push/fetch URLs.

PARAMETERS

add NAME URL

Add new remote.

remove NAME

Remove remote.

rename OLD NEW

Rename remote.

show NAME

Show remote info.

set-url NAME URL

Change remote URL.

prune NAME

Remove stale tracking branches.

get-url NAME

Show URL for remote.

-v, --verbose

Show URLs.

--help

Display help information.

CONFIGURATION

.git/config

Repository remote configuration with URLs and refspecs.

$ [remote "origin"]
url = https://github.com/user/repo.git
fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*

INSTALL

sudo apt install git

sudo dnf install git

sudo pacman -S git

sudo apk add git

sudo zypper install git

brew install git

nix profile install nixpkgs#git

CAVEATS

Remote names are local aliases. URLs can differ for fetch and push. Removing remote keeps fetched objects.

HISTORY

git remote is a core Git command for managing the remote repository connections essential to distributed version control.