git-rename-remote

Change the upstream remote to origin

$ git rename-remote [upstream] [origin]

git-rename-remote old_name new_name

(Note: This typically wraps the standard Git command: git remote rename old_name new_name)

old_name
    The current name of the remote to be renamed.

new_name
    The desired new name for the remote. This name must not already exist as a remote.

git-rename-remote is not a standard, official Git command. It most likely refers to the common action of renaming an existing remote repository's identifier in a local Git repository, which is officially performed using the command git remote rename. This command allows you to change the name by which you refer to a specific remote repository. For instance, if you initially added a remote named 'origin' and later decide to call it 'upstream', this functionality is used. Renaming a remote updates the local repository's configuration, including any local branches that were configured to track branches from the old remote name. This is useful for organization, correcting typos, or adapting to changes in project conventions.

The command git-rename-remote is not a built-in Git command and might refer to a custom script or an alias. The actual functionality is provided by git remote rename.
Renaming a remote updates the .git/config file. Any local branches that were configured to track branches from the old_name remote will automatically be updated to track from the new_name remote. However, this only affects your local repository; it does not change the remote repository itself or anyone else's local configuration. Ensure new_name does not conflict with an existing remote name.

A script named git-rename-remote would likely be implemented as a simple shell script that executes git remote rename "$1" "$2", possibly with additional error handling or verbose output. Such scripts are commonly placed in a directory listed in the user's PATH environment variable, allowing them to be invoked like regular Git subcommands.

When a remote is renamed using git remote rename, Git automatically updates the remote."old_name" section in the .git/config file to remote."new_name". It also updates the branch.branch_name.remote setting for any tracking branches to point to the new remote name, ensuring seamless continued operation.

The ability to rename Git remotes has been a core part of Git's remote management features since its early versions. The git remote rename subcommand was introduced to provide a straightforward way to manage remote aliases, ensuring flexibility in repository organization. While git-rename-remote itself is not part of Git's official history, the underlying functionality it would provide has been stable and consistently available.

git-remote(1), git-remote-add(1), git-remote-rm(1), git-branch(1)