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Git upstream remote configuration

Git upstream remote configuration involves setting a remote repository (often the original source of a fork) as a reference point for pulling updates. This allows a local repository to synchronize changes from a project that is not the origin, which is a common workflow when maintaining a forked repository on GitHub.^[600-developer-tools-git-git-upstream.md]

Configuration

To configure an upstream remote, the git remote add command is used to assign a name (typically "upstream") to the URL of the source repository^[600-developer-tools-git-git-upstream.md].

```shell script git remote add upstream https://github.com/yudady/intellij-sdk-docs.git 

You can also update the URL of an existing remote (such as `origin`) using the `set-url` subcommand^[600-developer-tools-git-git-upstream.md].

```shell script
git remote set-url origin https://github.com/yudady/intellij-sdk-docs.git

To verify the configured remotes and their associated URLs, use the -v (verbose) flag^[600-developer-tools-git-git-upstream.md].

```shell script git remote -v 

## Operations

Once the upstream remote is configured, you can fetch updates from the source repository using the `pull` command with the upstream name^[600-developer-tools-git-git-upstream.md].

```shell script
git pull upstream

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  • [[Forking workflow]]
  • [[Remote repository]]

Sources

  • 600-developer-tools-git-git-upstream.md