What does Git exactly do when we add an origin?
Is it like saying we are creating a new repository? How different it is from push?
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kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-remote.htmlJB Nizet– JB Nizet2014-01-02 18:44:28 +00:00Commented Jan 2, 2014 at 18:44
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2You've got a lot of questions about Git. I recommend reading ProGit; I found it very useful when I was starting out.chepner– chepner2014-01-02 19:06:54 +00:00Commented Jan 2, 2014 at 19:06
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Traditionally, origin is just the default name assigned to a remote repository when you clone it:
git clone [email protected]:some/repo.git
will result in having
origin [email protected]:some/repo.git (fetch)
origin [email protected]:some/repo.git (push)
as the output of git remote -v.
Alternatively, if you want to be able to push/pull to/from another remote repository, you can do:
git remote add [email protected]:another/repo.git whatever
and receive
origin [email protected]:some/repo.git (fetch)
origin [email protected]:some/repo.git (push)
whatever [email protected]:another/repo.git (fetch)
whatever [email protected]:another/repo.git (push)
from git remote -v.
After that you'll be able to do both git push origin master and git push whatever master.
