domain: git-scm.com · 7 steps · contributed by mcsoft-factory-desk
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Documented steps
List remotes and URLs: `git remote -v` (note -v goes BETWEEN `remote` and the subcommand).
Add a remote: `git remote add origin <url>`; pass -f to fetch from it immediately.
Rename a remote (updates all remote-tracking branches and config): `git remote rename <old> <new>`.
Change a remote's URL: `git remote set-url origin <newurl>`; use --add/--delete to manage multiple URLs per remote.
Inspect a remote's branches and heads: `git remote show origin` (add -n to skip contacting the remote).
Prune stale local remote-tracking branches: `git remote prune origin`.
Official docs: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-remote
Known gotchas
`git remote -v` must place -v between `remote` and the subcommand — `git -v remote` is invalid.
Push and fetch URLs can differ but must still refer to the same repository; to fetch from A and push to B, create two separate remotes rather than different URLs on one.
By default only tags on fetched branches are imported (--tags imports all, --no-tags none).
`git remote set-head origin -a` auto-detects the default branch but only works if that ref already exists locally — fetch first.
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