git-remote

List remotes

$ git remote -v

$ git remote add [name] [url]

$ git remote remove [name]

$ git remote rename [old] [new]

$ git remote show [origin]

git remote [command] [options]

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.

add NAME URL

Add new remote.

Remove remote.

Rename remote.

Show remote info.

Change remote URL.

Show URLs.

Display help information.

.git/config

Repository remote configuration with URLs and refspecs.

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

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

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

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