Lets learn about the naming of the remote repositories.
RUN:
git remote
RESULT:
$ git remote
origin
We see that the cloned repository knows the default name of the remote repository. To get more information about origin:
RUN:
git remote show origin
RESULT:
$ git remote show origin
* remote origin
Fetch URL: /Users/kwil3arn/Documents/Presentations/gitdemo/auto/hello
Push URL: /Users/kwikl3arn/Documents/Presentations/gitdemo/auto/hello
HEAD branch (remote HEAD is ambiguous, may be one of the following):
style
master
Remote branches:
style tracked
master tracked
Local branch configured for 'git pull':
master merges with remote master
Local ref configured for 'git push':
master pushes to master (up to date)
We can see that the “origin” of the remote repository is the original hello repo. Remote repos are typically stored on a separate machine or a centralized server. However, as we see, they can also point to a repository on the same machine. There is nothing so special about the name “origin”, but there is a convention to use it for the primary centralized repository (if any).
