How to remove remote origin from a Git repository

Question

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?

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

To remove a remote:

git remote remove origin

To add a remote:

git remote add origin yourRemoteUrl

and finally

git push -u origin master

Answer 4

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

Answer 5

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

Answer 6

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

Answer 7

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

Answer 8

perhaps I am late you can use git remote remove origin it will do the job.

Answer 9

Another method

Cancel local git repository

rm -rf .git

Then; Create git repostory again

git init

Then; Repeat the remote repo connect

git remote add origin REPO_URL

Answer 10

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

Answer 11

You can go to the .git folder, edit the config file without using the commands.