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Development Tools Git Basics Working With Remote Repositories GitHub

fredyrosales
fredyrosales
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Posted by fredyrosales
fredyrosales
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fatal: remote origin already exists.

git remote add origin https://github.com/Fredyjs007/my_first_repository.git

when i add that to my command line in the terminal i get that error.

1 Answer

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
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Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
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It means pretty much what it says, the remote origin already exists, ie. you've already set it up before. You can type git remote -v to see what/where remotes are set. If you made a mistake before you can type git remote rm origin to clear it out and try again.

fredyrosales
fredyrosales
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fredyrosales
fredyrosales
10,572 Points

Thanks dude! Not only did you solve my problem but you also made me see my mistake.