Remote Repository

Intro

A remote is simply a Git repository that lives on another machine, serving as a designated common ancestor for a distributed team. It is the bridge that connects your local, isolated development history to the shared project timeline.
It is a new synchronized paradigmn.

It allows you to share and collaborate with other developers by providing a central, common reference point (the remote repository) to synchronize your work.

git remote add origin url

#Use to check which remotes are already connected
git remote -v

git remote rename <old> <new>

#remove a remote
git remote remove <name>

git branch -r

# Syntax: git push <remote-name> <branch-name>
git push origin main

git push -u origin main
# After this, you can just use:
git push
git pull

Cloning

git clone is the command to create a complete, new local copy of an entire remote repository.

# Syntax: git clone <repository-url>
git clone https://github.com/user/project-name.git

Fetching

git fetch <remote> # Download changes from remote (doesn’t merge).

git fetch --all # Fetch from all remotes.

Pulling

It is essentially the combination of fetch and merge

git pull <remote> <branch> # Fetch + merge changes from remote into current branch.

git pull --rebase # Fetch + reapply your changes on top (avoids merge commits).

Pushing

git push <remote> <branch> # Push local branch to remote.

git push -u <remote> <branch> → Push and set upstream (so you can just git push next time).

git push --all → Push all branches.

git push --tags → Push all tags.

git push <remote> --delete <branch> → Delete a branch from remote.

Tracking & Upstream

git branch -r → Show remote-tracking branches.

git branch -a → Show all branches (local + remote).

git branch --set-upstream-to=<remote>/<branch> → Link local branch to remote branch.

git fetch -p → Prune (remove deleted remote branches from local references).