Summary - Remote

Combine remote commands to build a multi-remote workflow.

Working with Multiple Remotes

You can add multiple remote repository connections to one Git repository. For example, origin can represent your main GitHub repository, while backup represents a backup repository.

git remote add backup https://github.com/user/backup.git
git remote -v

This allows you to list connections, add new ones, and remove those you no longer use.

Exercise Organize Remote Repositories

First add a remote connection named archive. Then remove the unused old-backup connection. Finally, list the remaining remote names. Assume that origin and old-backup connections existed initially.

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git remote add archive https://github.com/user/archive.git
git remote remove old-backup
git remote

Test yourself

What does having origin and backup connections in one repository mean?
- The local repository is connected to two different remote repositories.
- The two remote repositories have been merged automatically.
- The local repository contains two different commits.
- There are two separate branches in the local repository.
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The local repository is connected to two different remote repositories. — Each remote name represents a different connection. The same local repository can have both origin and backup connections.

Create a New Backup Connection

git remote add ____ https://github.com/user/archive.git

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git remote add archive https://github.com/user/archive.git

Combine Remote Repository Operations

git remote

Lists connection names
git remote add

Adds a new connection
git remote remove

Removes a connection
origin

Main remote name

Next lesson: git fetch

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