I have my project on GitHub at some location, git@github.com:myname/oldrep.git . Now I want to push all my code to a new repository at some other location, git@github.com:newname/newrep.git . I used the command: git remote add origin git@github.com:myname/oldrep.git but I am receiving this: fatal: remote origin already exists.

You are getting this error because "origin" is not available. "origin" is a convention not part of the command. "origin" is the local name of the remote repository. For example you could also write: git remote add myorigin git@github.com:myname/oldrep.git git remote add testtest git@github.com:myname/oldrep.git See the manual: http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-remote.html To remove a remote repository you enter: git remote rm origin Again "origin" is the name of the remote repository if you want to remove the "upstream" remote: git remote rm upstream

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uzumaki naruto

Reputation: 7089

Remote origin already exists on 'git push' to a new repository

I have my project on GitHub at some location, [email protected]:myname/oldrep.git.

Now I want to push all my code to a new repository at some other location, [email protected]:newname/newrep.git.

I used the command:

git remote add origin [email protected]:myname/oldrep.git

but I am receiving this:

fatal: remote origin already exists.

Upvotes: 682

Answers (23)

sushruth murakare

Reputation: 43

You have to just remove the already existing orgin using the command

   git remote rm origin

And then add a new one with any name you want , it could be origin as well

git remote add "any_name" "your git repo"

Upvotes: -1

Nazmul Hoque

Reputation: 17

Try this command it works for me.

rm -rf .git/

Upvotes: 0

Rasikh

Reputation: 9

git remote rm origin

and then

git push -f

Upvotes: -1

Mansi Shah

Reputation: 297

The below two commands should help set up.

git remote set-url origin https://github.com/USERNAME/NEW_REPO.git
    
git push --set-upstream origin main

Upvotes: 11

Michael

Reputation: 4000

I had the same issue, and here is how I fixed it, after doing some research:

Download GitHub for Windows, or use something similar, which includes a shell.
Open the Git Shell from the task menu. This will open a power shell including Git commands.
In the shell, switch to your old repository, e.g. cd C:\path\to\old\repository.
Show the status of the old repository.

Type git remote -v to get the remote path for fetch and push remote. If your local repository is connected to a remote, it will show something like this:

 origin  https://[email protected]/team-or-user-name/myproject.git (fetch)
 origin  https://[email protected]/team-or-user-name/myproject.git (push)

If it's not connected, it might show origin only.

Now remove the remote repository from the local repository by using
```
git remote rm origin
```
Check again with git remote -v, as in step 4. It should show origin only, instead of the fetch and push path.
Now that your old remote repository is disconnected, you can add the new remote repository. Use the following to connect to your new repository:

Note: In case you are using Bitbucket, you would create a project on Bitbucket first. After creation, Bitbucket will display all required Git commands to push your repository to remote, which look similar to the next code snippet. However, this works for other repositories as well.

cd /path/to/my/repo # If you haven't done that yet.
git remote add mynewrepo https://[email protected]/team-or-user-name/myproject.git
git push -u mynewrepo master # To push changes for the first time.

That's it.

Upvotes: 15

Pramod Lawate

Reputation: 1031

Try to remove first existing origin, In order to see the which existing origin has registered with bash you can fire below command.

 git remote -v

after you know the which version of origin has register with bash then you can remove existing origin by firing below command

git remote rm origin

Once you removed existing origin you can add new origin by firing below command in you case ..

git remote add origin [email protected]:myname/oldrep.git

Once you add your origin in git, then you can push your local commit to remote origin

git push -u origin --all

Upvotes: 2

Faizan Tariq

Reputation: 13

I just faced this issue myself and I just removed it by removing the origin. the origin is removed by this command

git remote rm origin

if you've added the remote repo as origin try implementing this command.

Upvotes: 1

Asad Zubair Bhatti

Reputation: 81

I had the same issue but I found the solution to it. Basically "origin" is another name from where your project was cloned. Now the error

fatal: remote origin already exists.

LITERALLY means origin already exists. And hence to solve this issue, our goal should be to remove it. For this purpose:

git remote rm origin

Now add it again

git remote add origin https://github.com/__enter your username here__/__your repositoryname.git__

This did fix my issue.

Upvotes: 2

Shivam Sharma

Reputation: 63

if you want to create a new repository with the same project inside the github and the previous Remote is not allowing you to do that in that case First Delete That Repository on github then you simply need to delete the .git folder C:\Users\Shiva\AndroidStudioProjects\yourprojectname\.git delete that folder,(make sure you click on hidden file because this folder is hidden )

Also click on the minus(Remove button) from the android studio Setting->VersionControl click here for removing the Version control from android And then you will be able to create new Repository.

Upvotes: 0

Sarath Chandran

Reputation: 189

Step:1

git remote rm origin

Step:2

git remote add origin enter_your_repository_url

Example:

git remote add origin https://github.com/my_username/repository_name.git

Upvotes: 0

Madan Sapkota

Reputation: 26071

You need to check the origin and add if not exists.

if ! git config remote.origin.url >/dev/null; then
    git remote add origin [email protected]:john/doe.git
fi

Create file check.sh, paste the script update your git repository URL and run ./check.sh.

Upvotes: 2

dev

Reputation: 301

git remote rm origin
git remote -v It will not display any repository name
git remote add origin [email protected]:username/myapp.git
git push origin master It will start the process and creating the new branch. You can see your work is pushed to github.

Upvotes: 14

Shaurya Uppal

Reputation: 3680

METHOD1->

Since origin already exist remove it.

git remote rm origin
git remote add origin https://github.com/USERNAME/REPOSITORY.git

METHOD2->

One can also change existing remote repository URL by ->git remote set-url

If you're updating to use HTTPS

git remote set-url origin https://github.com/USERNAME/REPOSITORY.git

If you're updating to use SSH

git remote set-url origin [email protected]:USERNAME/REPOSITORY.git

If trying to update a remote that doesn't exist you will receive a error. So be careful of that.

METHOD3->

Use the git remote rename command to rename an existing remote. An existing remote name, for example, origin.

git remote rename origin startpoint
# Change remote name from 'origin' to 'startpoint'

To verify remote's new name->

git remote -v

If new to Git try this tutorial->

TRY GIT TUTORIAL

Upvotes: 30

Clay Morton

Reputation: 330

This can also happen when you forget to make a first commit.

Upvotes: 1

Aayushi

Reputation: 797

git remote rm origin
git remote add origin [email protected]:username/myapp.git

Upvotes: 9

MrHus

Reputation: 33378

You are getting this error because "origin" is not available. "origin" is a convention not part of the command. "origin" is the local name of the remote repository.

For example you could also write:

git remote add myorigin [email protected]:myname/oldrep.git  
git remote add testtest [email protected]:myname/oldrep.git

See the manual:

http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-remote.html

To remove a remote repository you enter:

git remote rm origin

Again "origin" is the name of the remote repository if you want to remove the "upstream" remote:

git remote rm upstream

Upvotes: 1069

nirvanastack

Reputation: 463

You should change the name of the remote repository to something else.

git remote add origin [email protected]:myname/oldrep.git

git remote add neworigin [email protected]:myname/oldrep.git

I think this should work.

Yes, these are for repository init and adding a new remote. Just with a change of name.

Upvotes: 4

Michael Murphy

Reputation: 1981

I had the same problem when I first set up using Bitbucket.

My problem was that I needed to change the word origin for something self-defined. I used the name of the application. So:

git remote add AppName https://[email protected]/somewhere/something.git

Upvotes: 5

Hoetmaaiers

Reputation: 3503

The previous solutions seem to ignore origin, and they only suggest to use another name. When you just want to use git push origin, keep reading.

The problem appears because a wrong order of Git configuration is followed. You might have already added a 'git origin' to your .git configuration.

You can change the remote origin in your Git configuration with the following line:

git remote set-url origin [email protected]:username/projectname.git

This command sets a new URL for the Git repository you want to push to. Important is to fill in your own username and projectname

Upvotes: 303

Jakub Narębski

Reputation: 323354

You can simply edit your configuration file in a text editor.

In the ~/.gitconfig you need to put in something like the following:

[user]
        name  = Uzumaki Naruto
        email = [email protected]

[github]
        user = myname
        token = ff44ff8da195fee471eed6543b53f1ff

In the oldrep/.git/config file (in the configuration file of your repository):

[remote "github"]
        url = [email protected]:myname/oldrep.git
        push  = +refs/heads/*:refs/heads/*
        push  = +refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*

If there is a remote section in your repository's configuration file, and the URL matches, you need only to add push configuration. If you use a public URL for fetching, you can put in the URL for pushing as 'pushurl' (warning: this requires the just-released Git version 1.6.4).

Upvotes: 17