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I just did git init to initialize my folder as Git repository and then added a remote repository using git remote add origin URL. Now I want to remove this git remote add origin and add a new repository git remote add origin new-URL. How can I do it?

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Instead of removing and re-adding, you can do this:

git remote set-url origin git://new.url.here

See this question: How to change the URI (URL) for a remote Git repository?

To remove remote use this:

git remote remove origin
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@acannon828, the protocol necessary depends on how you're connecting to git. The example provided assumes you are using the git protocol. The git book explains various protocols supported by git.
If you use Bitbucket instead of github you will delete the first "git://" part and directly write [email protected]:yourusername/reponame.git and of course change the place holders : "yourusername" and "reponame" with yours.
This is not the correct answer, the correct answer is: git remote set-url origin new.url.here. Having git:// will just cause a fatal error. Not sure why this was in the answer.
If you are working on a separate repo that requires a separate ssh key and are running into similar issues, it's possible your issue may not be git remote origin related. If this is the case, you may have to add your new key into your key list. Checkout this answer for help if you're in this situation: stackoverflow.com/questions/25927914/…
First of all check the existent remote repository using: git remote --v Then when you see, copy the repo that you delete and use the comand in terminal git remote remove origin url(for a especific repo) Or delete all using : git remote remove origin
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If you insist on deleting it:

git remote remove origin

Or if you have Git version 1.7.10 or older

git remote rm origin

But kahowell's answer is better.

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This is the actual answer to the question "how to remove remote origin from git repo".
What if I have multiple URLs associated with origin, but only want to remove one of them?
@Michael what exactly do you mean by "multiple URLs associated with origin"? How is the remote configured?
@Michael You can achieve that using git remote remove <name> where name is the repo name, not the full URL
rm in git remote rm works in every git version I think, not just in old ones <2.
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To remove a remote: 

git remote remove origin

To add a remote: 

git remote add origin yourRemoteUrl

and finally 

git push -u origin master
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if multiple remotes are set for a project like heroku and own repository then use the below command to check the available remote URLs inside the local project directory

git remote -v

it will display all the remote URLs like

heroku https://git......git origin https://git......git

if you want to remove heroku remote then,

git remote remove heroku

it will remove heroku remote only if want to remove own remote repository

git remote remove origin
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you can try this out,if you want to remove origin and then add it:

git remote remove origin

then:

git remote add origin http://your_url_here
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I don't have enough reputation to comment answer of @user1615903, so add this as answer: "git remote remove" does not exist, should use "rm" instead of "remove". So the correct way is:

git remote rm origin
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remove was added in 1.7.12. I have updated my answer.
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To remove just use this command

git remote remove origin

Add new

git remote add origin (path)
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just make sure to keep checking your current remote repository address using "git remote -v" otherwise you might end up removing the wrong remote repository.
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You can rename (changing URL of a remote repository) using :

git remote set-url origin new_URL

new_URL can be like https://github.com/abcdefgh/abcd.git

Too permanently delete the remote repository use :

git remote remove origin
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To set a origins remote url-

 git remote set-url origin git://new.url.here

here origin is your push url name. You may have multiple origin. If you have multiple origin replace origin as that name.

For deleting Origin

 git remote rm origin/originName or git remote remove origin/originName

For adding new origin 

 git remote add origin/originName git://new.url.here / RemoteUrl
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Another method

Cancel local git repository(Warning: This removes the history)

rm -rf .git

Then; Create git repostory again

git init

Then; Repeat the remote repo connect

git remote add origin REPO_URL

A warning though: This removes the history.

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worked like a charm for me. It's not the prettiest way of doing it, but the git remote rm was not working ... and the suggestion at the github page didn't work either. Thanks
but then you loose all the history, right? in that case, why not pull in the code from the other/new repository?
yes, it does remove the whole history. @Yasin should add some kind of warning with the answer.
Yeah, good solution if you want to also get rid of remote history, otherwise stick to other answers :)
I do not recommend doing this, if you want to maintain the commit history
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perhaps I am late you can use git remote remove origin it will do the job.

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first will change push remote url

git remote set-url --push origin https://newurl

second will change fetch remote url

git remote set-url origin https://newurl
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You can go to the .git folder, edit the config file without using the commands.

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Git aliases has been life saver:

Note: Default name origin if it is different than update according to your needs. I usually have "origin" for all repos

Step-1: Define git aliases ->

This command will help to view your existing "origin" and remote "URL"

 git config --global alias.url "remote -v"

This will remove your existing remote "origin"

git config --global alias.ro "remote remove origin"

This will add new remote "origin"

git config --global alias.ao "remote add origin"

Step-2: How to use it ->

  • open your terminal having git repo
  • check existing origin/ url by running command
git url e.g output: IF-PERSONAL REPO: [email protected]:<USERNAME>/<REPO-NAME>.git (fetch/push) IF-ORGANIZATION: origin [email protected]:<ORGANIZATION>/<REPO-NAME>.git (fetch/push)
  • Remove existing origin and url by running command
git ro
  • Add new remote origin by running command
git ao <URL> e.g git ao [email protected]:<USERNAME>/<REPO-NAME>.git
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Well, This method and technique worked fine for me: Inside the .git folder of your project directory, change these files: 1 -> configs file -> open it up -> change the ref URL to the remote one. (You must also set your remote origin branch the same as the local branch here inside this file. e.g: remote: main, local: main ) 2 -> git fetch 3 -> .git -> refs -> heads && remotes folder -> make sure both in files, origins are the same inside both heads and remotes folders. e.g: main or master 4 -> .git -> refs -> remotes -> main -> open it up: Copy the content and paste it inside the main file of the heads folder. Finally: Git fetch && git pull && git push
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None of the answers worked for me as I had a global origin set, which seemed to override everything in all my repos. In the end, I just edited the .gitconfig file in C:\Users\user_name.

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