Removing a remote

The git remote rm command takes one argument:

• A remote name, for example, destination

Example

These examples assume you're cloning using HTTPS, which is recommended.

$ git remote -v
# View current remotes
> origin  https://hostname/OWNER/REPOSITORY.git (fetch)
> origin  https://hostname/OWNER/REPOSITORY.git (push)
> destination  https://hostname/FORKER/REPOSITORY.git (fetch)
> destination  https://hostname/FORKER/REPOSITORY.git (push)

$ git remote rm destination
# Remove remote
$ git remote -v
# Verify it's gone
> origin  https://hostname/OWNER/REPOSITORY.git (fetch)
> origin  https://hostname/OWNER/REPOSITORY.git (push)

Troubleshooting

You may encounter these errors when trying to remove a remote.

Could not remove config section 'remote.[name]'

This error means that the remote you tried to delete doesn't exist:

$ git remote rm sofake
> error: Could not remove config section 'remote.sofake'

Check that you've correctly typed the remote name.

Further reading

• "Working with Remotes" from the Pro Git book