Git/Github, moving and properly updating a repo

Question

I moved a git repo from https://github.com/username/testrepo.git to https://github.com/companyname/testrepo.git and now need to do some more work on the gem. When I go into the directory on my local machine and type git remote -v it still says origin https://github.com/username/testrepo.git.

My question is, what is the proper way for me to update this remote with the new location and begin working again?

I removed the `[ruby]` and `[rails]` tags since this has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with Ruby or Rails. It also doesn't have anything to do with GitHub, but I left that tag in for now. — Jörg W Mittag, May 13 '13 at 19:08

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:03

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First remove the origin remote:

git remote rm origin

Then rename it like this:

git remote set-url origin git@github.com:companyname/testrepo.git

edited May 23 '17 at 12:03

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answered May 13 '13 at 19:06

amb110395

You do not need o remove old remote. It's enough to change only url of origin. – Hauleth May 13 '13 at 19:12

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