git-parse-remote

git-parse-remote <url>

<url>
    The remote repository URL to be parsed. This can be in various Git-supported formats, including SSH SCP-like syntax (e.g., user@host:path/to/repo.git), HTTP/HTTPS URLs, Git protocol URLs, or local file paths.

git-parse-remote is an internal plumbing command within Git, not intended for direct invocation by end-users.
Its primary purpose is to parse and normalize Git remote URLs, extracting components such as the scheme (e.g., ssh, http, https, git, file), hostname, port, username, and repository path.
Other Git commands, like git clone, git remote add, and git fetch, utilize this helper to consistently interpret remote locations, handling various URL formats (SCP-like, full URLs, local paths) and ensuring correct communication with remote repositories.
It acts as a foundational utility for Git's remote operations.

This is an internal plumbing command. It is not designed for direct user interaction and its behavior, interface, or output format may change without notice across Git versions.
It may not be present in the user's PATH as a directly executable command on all Git installations, as it's typically invoked by other Git scripts or built-in commands.

When executed internally by Git, git-parse-remote typically prints the parsed components of the URL to standard output in a key-value pair format.
For example, for a URL like ssh://git@github.com/git/git.git, it might output:
scheme=ssh
user=git
host=github.com
path=/git/git.git
The exact set of keys and their order may vary based on the URL type and Git version.

git-parse-remote has been an integral part of Git's internal architecture, evolving with Git's growing sophistication in handling various remote protocols and URL formats.
As Git gained support for more transport methods and refined its parsing logic for URLs, this internal helper matured to provide a consistent and robust mechanism for interpreting remote addresses across different Git commands.
Its existence underscores Git's modular design, where complex tasks are broken down into specialized internal utilities.

git-remote(1), git-clone(1), git-fetch(1)