Remotes

git remote                      # List remote names
git remote -v                   # List remotes with fetch/push URLs
git remote show <name>          # Detailed info: branches, tracking, stale refs
git remote show origin          # Inspect the "origin" remote

git remote add <name> <url>     # Add a remote
git remote add origin https://github.com/user/repo.git
git remote remove <name>        # Remove a remote and its tracking branches
git remote rm <name>            # Alias for remove
git remote rename <old> <new>   # Rename a remote

git fetch                       # Fetch from all tracked remotes
git fetch <remote>              # Fetch from a specific remote
git fetch origin                # Fetch from "origin"
git fetch origin <branch>       # Fetch a specific branch from origin
git fetch --all                 # Fetch from every remote
git fetch --prune               # Remove stale remote-tracking refs
git fetch --tags                # Fetch all tags
git fetch --no-tags             # Don't auto-fetch tags
git fetch --depth=1 origin main # Shallow fetch (latest only)
git fetch origin main:main      # Fetch and update local main directly

git pull                        # Pull from tracked remote/branch
git pull origin main            # Pull from origin's main branch
git pull --rebase               # Rebase local commits on top of fetched
git pull --rebase=interactive   # Interactive rebase on pull
git pull --ff-only              # Fast-forward only; abort if not possible
git pull --no-ff                # Always create a merge commit
git pull --squash               # Squash incoming commits
git pull --all                  # Pull from all remotes (rarely used)
git pull --depth=1              # Deepen a shallow clone by 1

git push                        # Push to tracked upstream
git push origin <branch>        # Push to origin/<branch>
git push -u origin <branch>     # Push and set upstream tracking
git push --all origin           # Push all local branches to origin
git push --tags origin          # Push all tags to origin
git push --follow-tags          # Push commits + only annotated tags reachable from them
git push origin --delete <branch>  # Delete a remote branch
git push origin :<branch>       # Older syntax to delete remote branch
git push --force origin <branch>   # Force push (DANGEROUS — rewrites remote history)
git push --force-with-lease     # Force push only if remote hasn't changed (safer)
git push --force-with-lease=<branch>:<sha>  # Force push only if remote is at <sha>
git push --dry-run              # Preview what would be pushed without doing it

git branch -r                   # List all remote-tracking branches
git checkout -b local origin/remote   # Create local branch tracking remote
git switch -c local origin/remote     # Modern equivalent
git log origin/main             # View history of the remote's main
git diff HEAD origin/main       # Diff local HEAD vs remote main

git branch -u origin/<branch>              # Set upstream for current branch
git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/main   # Verbose form
git branch --unset-upstream                # Remove upstream
git push -u origin <branch>               # Set upstream on push

# Common in fork-based workflows
git remote add upstream https://github.com/original/repo.git
git fetch upstream
git merge upstream/main          # Sync your main with upstream
git rebase upstream/main         # Or rebase on upstream

git remote set-url origin <new-url>         # Change fetch+push URL
git remote set-url --push origin <url>      # Change push URL only
git remote set-url origin git@github.com:user/repo.git  # Switch to SSH

git remote prune origin          # Delete stale remote-tracking refs
git fetch --prune                # Prune during fetch
git fetch -p                     # Shorthand for --prune
# Auto-prune on every fetch:
git config --global fetch.prune true

git clone <url>                              # Full clone
git clone --depth 1 <url>                   # Shallow (latest commit only)
git clone --branch <tag/branch> <url>       # Clone specific branch or tag
git clone --single-branch --branch main <url>  # Only fetch main branch
git clone --mirror <url>                    # Bare clone including all refs (backup)
git clone --recurse-submodules <url>        # Include submodules