Question
How to check the remote origin URL of a local Git repository?
- Posted on January 18, 2021
- Linux BasicsLinux CommandsGit
Asked by bitmap
Hi all,
Does anyone have a command on hand which could show the remote URL of a specific local git repository?
I usually use the cat command to check the content of the .git/config and look for the remote origin section in there.
But is there a better way of doing this?
Thanks!
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Hi there,
Yes, checking the
.git/configfile is a good way to go, but here are a couple of other commands that you could use as well:git configcommand to get a specific value from your Git config file:Hope that this helps! Regards, Bobby