Git remote

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Overview

Manages remotes. It can be used to view, create, manipulate and remove a remote. The end result of executing the command is a modification of the corresponding .git/config [remote] entry.

Operations

List the Remotes of the Current Repository

git remote -v
origin	https://gogs-cicd.apps.openshift.novaordis.io/gogs/novaordis-session-servlet.git (fetch)
origin	https://gogs-cicd.apps.openshift.novaordis.io/gogs/novaordis-session-servlet.git (push)

Sub-Commands

show

Provide detailed information about the specified remote:

git remote show <remote-name>

add

Add a new remote for the repository at the specified URL, for the current local repository. Once the remote has been established, git fetch can be used to create and update remote-tracking branches.

git remote add <remote-name> <remote-url>

For the sequence of git commands, including validations, required to fully establish a second remote, see:

Add Another Remote to an Existing Repository

update

Fetches all updates available in the remote repository:

git remote update <remote-name>

prune

Removes the names of stale local branches - tracking branches that still exist in the local repository but whose corresponding remote branches have been deleted:

Prune Remote Branches

remove, rm

Removes the given remote and all its associated tracking branches from the local repository.