How to add remote to GIT repo

Git remote provide information to sync with a Git repository to do stuff like git fetch, git push, git pull.

This information is stored in .git/config. In the case of a new directory, that does not have git, start by configuring it with the command git init. Managing remote can be done by the following commands.

Adding a remote

git remote add <name> <url>

Example

git remote add git_user1 user1@git.myserver.local/repo/package.git

git remote add ssh_user1 ssh://user1@10.1.1.100/repo/package.git

View the current remote and detailed remote information

git remote

git remote -v

Remove a remote

git remote remove <name>

git remote rm <name>

Example

git remote rm remote_user1

Push changes of the specific remote

git push <name>

Example

git push ssh_user1

or to push as a new branch

git push -u ssh_user1 new_branch

Show log of the remote

git remote show <name>

Example

git remote show ssh_user1

Show status of CURRENT branch

git status

Change url of an existing remote

git remote set-url <name> <new url>

Example

git remote set-url remote_user1 ssh://user1@10.1.1.23/repo/package.git