Git Remote Management Commands

is converted to the configuration file format. 'remove':: 'rm':: Remove the remote named <name>. All remote-tracking branches and configuration settings for the remote are removed. 'set-head':: Sets or deletes the default branch (i.e. the target of the symbolic-ref `refs/remotes/<name>/HEAD`) for the named remote. Having a default branch for a remote is not required, but allows the name of the remote to be specified in lieu of a specific branch. For example, if the default branch for `origin` is set to `master`, then `origin` may be specified wherever you would normally specify `origin/master`. + With `-d` or `--delete`, the symbolic ref `refs/remotes/<name>/HEAD` is deleted. + With `-a` or `--auto`, the remote is queried to determine its `HEAD`, then the symbolic-ref `refs/remotes/<name>/HEAD` is set to the same branch. e.g., if the remote `HEAD` is pointed at `next`, `git remote set-head origin -a` will set the symbolic-ref `refs/remotes/origin/HEAD` to `refs/remotes/origin/next`. This will only work if `refs/remotes/origin/next` already exists; if not it must be fetched first. + Use `<branch>` to set the symbolic-ref `refs/remotes/<name>/HEAD` explicitly. e.g., `git remote set-head origin master` will set the symbolic-ref `refs/remotes/origin/HEAD` to `refs/remotes/origin/master`. This will only work if `refs/remotes/origin/master` already exists; if not it must be fetched first. + 'set-branches':: Changes the list of branches tracked by the named remote. This can be used to track a subset of the available remote branches after the initial setup for a remote. + The named branches will be interpreted as if specified with the `-t` option on the `git remote add` command line. + With `--add`, instead of replacing the list of currently tracked branches, adds to that list. 'get-url':: Retrieves the URLs for a remote. Configurations for `insteadOf` and `pushInsteadOf` are expanded here. By default, only the first URL is listed. + With `--push`, push URLs are queried rather than fetch URLs. + With `--all`, all URLs for the remote will be listed. 'set-url':: Changes URLs for the remote. Sets first URL for remote <name> that matches regex <oldurl> (first URL if no <oldurl> is given) to <newurl>. If <oldurl> doesn't match any URL, an error occurs and nothing is changed. + With `--push`, push URLs are manipulated instead of fetch URLs. + With `--add`, instead of changing existing URLs, new URL is added. + With `--delete`, instead of changing existing URLs, all URLs matching regex <URL> are deleted for remote <name>. Trying to delete all non-push URLs is an error. + Note that the push URL and the fetch URL, even though they can be set differently, must still refer to the same place. What you pushed to the push URL should be what you would see if you immediately fetched from the fetch URL. If you are trying to fetch from one place

The git remote command has various subcommands for managing remotes, including set-head for setting the default branch, set-branches for changing the list of tracked branches, get-url for retrieving URLs, and set-url for changing URLs, with options for manipulating push and fetch URLs.