git remote — Managing Remotes

The git remote command lets you manage connections to remote repositories. You can add, remove, and list remotes.

Common Commands

• git remote — List remote names
• git remote -v — List remotes with URLs (verbose)
• git remote add <name> <url> — Add a new remote
• git remote remove <name> — Remove a remote

Multiple Remotes

You can have more than one remote. A common pattern:

• origin — Your fork on GitHub
• upstream — The original repository you forked from

git remote add upstream https://github.com/original/repo.git

Try it!

Set up a repository with multiple remotes:

1. The repo already has origin. Check it: git remote -v
2. Add an upstream remote: git remote add upstream https://github.com/original/project.git
3. Verify both remotes: git remote -v

You should see both origin and upstream listed.

When to Use Multiple Remotes

• Forking workflow: origin is your fork, upstream is the original
• Deploy targets: origin for GitHub, production for your server
• Team collaboration: Different remotes for different team repos