I’m working through a web development tutorial and ran into an issue with Git. I created my GitHub account, set up SSH keys, and made a new repository on the platform. However, when I try to execute git remote add origin [email protected]:username/my_project.git in my terminal, I get this error:
I’m not sure why this is happening since I thought I was setting up everything from scratch. Has anyone encountered this issue before and knows how to resolve it? What could be causing Git to think the origin remote is already configured?
yeah, this happens if you’ve got an origin already there. just do git remote rm origin to clear it out, then add the new one. or for a quick fix, use git remote set-url origin with your new URL.
Same thing happened to me! I cloned a repo and tried adding a remote, not realizing one was already there from the clone. This can also occur when you initialize a repository in a folder that previously had a Git project; the hidden .git folder retains the old remote configuration even if you think you’re starting afresh.
First, run git remote to see what is already set up. If the existing origin points to the wrong repository, you can rename it with git remote rename origin old-origin to keep it as a backup, then add your new remote. I’ve saved myself from losing important remote configurations this way.
I’ve encountered a similar situation while using Git. The error you’re seeing occurs because there is already a remote named ‘origin’ set in your local repository. To check the existing remotes, you can use the command git remote -v. If you find an old remote that you no longer need, you can remove it with git remote remove origin and then add the new one. Alternatively, you can update the existing remote’s URL using git remote set-url origin [email protected]:username/my_project.git, which can save you some steps and is simpler.