Git Remote — Free Git & GitHub Tutorial

TL;DR: Learn Git Remote in Git & GitHub with a free, beginner-friendly tutorial, examples and practice for Indian students on Syllab.in.

Git Remote in Git & GitHub

`git remote` manages connections between your local repository and remote servers (like GitHub). By default, cloning creates an "origin" remote pointing to the source repository.

You can add multiple remotes to work with different servers. For example, origin (your GitHub repo) and upstream (the original repo you forked from).

Arjun's local repository has a "origin" remote pointing to the GitHub repository where he pushes code. If the original project is owned by someone else, he might also have "upstream" pointing to the official repo.

git remote -v                                 # List remotes
git remote add <name> <url>                 # Add remote
git remote remove <name>                    # Remove remote
git remote set-url <name> <new-url>         # Change URL

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