Git - change remote URL¶

When do you need this?¶

When you cannot push your local commit to remote repository by:
- URL not found error
- Authentication error (If the remote path gets to “https://gitlab.xxx.xx/“, HTTPS requires ID/password in command line or Windows credential popup etc.)

How to fix it?¶

Check remote url¶

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$ git remote -v
origin  https://gitlab.fabcloud.org/academany/fabacademy/2021/labs/kannai/students/hisami-takezawa.git (fetch)
origin  https://gitlab.fabcloud.org/academany/fabacademy/2021/labs/kannai/students/hisami-takezawa.git (push)

Check SSH configuration¶

1 2	`$ ssh -T git@gitlab.fabcloud.org Welcome to GitLab, @takezawa.h!`

Change remote URL¶

1	`$ git remote set-url origin git@gitlab.fabcloud.org:academany/fabacademy/2021/labs/kannai/students/hisami-takezawa.git`

Re-check remote url¶

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$ git remote -v
origin  git@gitlab.fabcloud.org:academany/fabacademy/2021/labs/kannai/students/hisami-takezawa.git (fetch)
origin  git@gitlab.fabcloud.org:academany/fabacademy/2021/labs/kannai/students/hisami-takezawa.git (push)

Last update: April 9, 2021