How to change the URI (URL) for a remote Git repository?

Question

I have a repo (origin) on a USB key that I cloned on my hard drive (local). I moved \"origin\" to a NAS and successfully tested cloning it from here.

I would like to

Answer 1

git remote set-url origin git://new.location

(alternatively, open .git/config, look for [remote "origin"], and edit the url = line.

You can check it worked by examining the remotes:

git remote -v
# origin  git://new.location (fetch)
# origin  git://new.location (push)

Next time you push, you'll have to specify the new upstream branch, e.g.:

git push -u origin master

See also: GitHub: Changing a remote's URL