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Adding a remote	To add a new remote, use the `git remote add` command on the terminal, in the directory your repository is stored at.	/articles/adding-a-remote	free-pro-team enterprise-server * *

The git remote add command takes two arguments:

• A remote name, for example, origin
• A remote URL, for example, https://{{ site.data.variables.command_line.backticks }}/user/repo.git

For example:

$ git remote add origin https://{{ site.data.variables.command_line.codeblock }}/<em>user</em>/<em>repo</em>.git
# Set a new remote

$ git remote -v
# Verify new remote
> origin  https://{{ site.data.variables.command_line.codeblock }}/<em>user</em>/<em>repo</em>.git (fetch)
> origin  https://{{ site.data.variables.command_line.codeblock }}/<em>user</em>/<em>repo</em>.git (push)

Not sure which URL to use? Check out "Which remote URL should I use?"

Troubleshooting

You may encounter these errors when trying to add a remote.

Remote name already exists

This error means you've tried to add a remote with a name that already exists in your local repository:

$ git remote add origin https://{{ site.data.variables.command_line.codeblock }}/octocat/Spoon-Knife
> fatal: remote origin already exists.

To fix this, you can

• Use a different name for the new remote
• Rename the existing remote
• Delete the existing remote

Further reading

• "Working with Remotes" from the Pro Git book