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@@ -153,6 +153,81 @@ github git@github.com:schacon/hw.git (push)
add new remotes and git remote rm
to delete existing ones.
Should you ever need to update a remote's URL, you can do so with
+ the git remote set-url
command.
+
+$ git remote -v +github git@github.com:schacon/hw.git (fetch) +github git@github.com:schacon/hw.git (push) +origin git://github.com/pjhyett/hw.git (fetch) +origin git://github.com/pjhyett/hw.git (push) +$ git remote set-url origin git://github.com/github/git-reference.git +$ git remote -v +github git@github.com:schacon/hw.git (fetch) +github git@github.com:schacon/hw.git (push) +origin git://github.com/github/git-reference.git (fetch) +origin git://github.com/github/git-reference.git (push) ++ +
In addition to this, you can set a different push URL when you
+ include the --push
flag. This allows you to fetch from
+ one repo while pushing to another and yet both use the same remote alias.
+
+$ git remote -v +github git@github.com:schacon/hw.git (fetch) +github git@github.com:schacon/hw.git (push) +origin git://github.com/github/git-reference.git (fetch) +origin git://github.com/github/git-reference.git (push) +$ git remote set-url --push origin git://github.com/pjhyett/hw.git +$ git remote -v +github git@github.com:schacon/hw.git (fetch) +github git@github.com:schacon/hw.git (push) +origin git://github.com/github/git-reference.git (fetch) +origin git://github.com/pjhyett/hw.git (push) ++ +
Internally, the git remote set-url
command calls
+ git config remote
, but has the added benefit of reporting
+ back any errors. git config remote
on the other hand, will
+ silently fail if you mistype an argument or option and not actually set
+ anything.
+
For example, we'll update the github
remote but
+ instead reference it as guhflub
in both invocations.
+
+$ git remote -v +github git@github.com:schacon/hw.git (fetch) +github git@github.com:schacon/hw.git (push) +origin git://github.com/github/git-reference.git (fetch) +origin git://github.com/github/git-reference.git (push) +$ git config remote.guhflub git://github.com/mojombo/hw.git +$ git remote -v +github git@github.com:schacon/hw.git (fetch) +github git@github.com:schacon/hw.git (push) +origin git://github.com/github/git-reference.git (fetch) +origin git://github.com/github/git-reference.git (push) +$ git remote set-url guhflub git://github.com/mojombo/hw.git +fatal: No such remote 'guhflub' ++ +
+ In a nutshell, you can update the locations of your remotes
+ with git remote set-url
. You can also set different push
+ and fetch URLs under the same remote alias.
+