Working with Remotes

Remote repositories are versions of your project hosted on the Internet or network.

Remote Commands

bash

# List remotes
git remote -v

# Add remote
git remote add origin https://github.com/user/repo.git

# Remove remote
git remote remove origin

# Rename remote
git remote rename origin upstream

Push and Pull

bash

# Push to remote
git push origin main

# Push and set upstream
git push -u origin main

# Pull from remote
git pull origin main

# Fetch without merging
git fetch origin

Working with Forks

bash

# Add upstream remote
git remote add upstream https://github.com/original/repo.git

# Sync fork with upstream
git fetch upstream
git checkout main
git merge upstream/main

Pull Requests Workflow

bash

# Create feature branch
git checkout -b feature/new-feature

# Make changes and commit
git add .
git commit -m "Add new feature"

# Push branch
git push origin feature/new-feature

# Create PR on GitHub
# After merge, clean up
git checkout main
git pull
git branch -d feature/new-feature