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Git remote origin already exists: Inspect, Update or Replace the Remote

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When git remote add origin reports that origin already exists, inspect the current remote, update its URL with set-url, or remove and recreate it deliberately.

After cloning someone else’s repository and adapting the code, you may see this error when trying to add your own remote:

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error: remote origin already exists.

First inspect the current remotes:

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git remote -v

If you want to keep the existing origin name and only change its URL, the simplest option is:

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git remote set-url origin https://gitee.com/your-account/your-repository.git

Alternatively, remove and recreate it:

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git remote remove origin
git remote add origin https://gitee.com/your-account/your-repository.git

Then push the current branch:

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git push -u origin HEAD

Using HEAD avoids assuming that the branch is named master; modern repositories often use main or another default branch.

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