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Development Tools Git Basics Working With Remote Repositories Remote Work

Posted by Andrew Alvarez
Andrew Alvarez
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I've got my own copy of the repository hosted at http://tommysgitstuff.com/git_basics/cool_stuff.git. What command would you use to add my copy of the repository as a remote? Give the remote the name "tommy."

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jordans
jordans
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jordans
jordans
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To set the new remote (the name of the remote is without the "<>"):

git remote add <name of remote> https://github.com/user/repo.git

To verify new remote:

git remote -v