Working with remotes in git

When you clone a repository with git clone, it automatically creates a remote called origin pointing to the cloned repository.

By default, the git remote command will list previously stored remote connections to other repositories:

git remote

Invoking git remote with the -v option will print the list of bookmarked repository names and additionally, the corresponding repository URL:

git remote -v

The git remote command is essentially an interface for managing a list of remote entries that are stored in the repository's ./.git/config file.

Git supports many ways to reference a remote repository. Two of the easiest ways to access a remote repo are via the HTTP and the SSH protocols.

Creating remote:

git remote add <name> <url>

Removing remote:

git remote rm <name>

Rename a remote:

git remote rename <old-name> <new-name>

Inspecting a remote:

git remote show origin

Pushing to remote:

git push <remote-name> <branch-name>