Remove reference to remote repository

[tricpony]

I have a local repository that I started to push to GitHub and before completion I decided to push it to BitBucket instead.  Now I am stuck because attempts to add my BitBucket url like so: 

git remote add origin https://tricpony@bitbucket.org/tricpony/timetracker_osx.git

fatal: remote origin already exists

Attempts to run this comment: 

git remote rm git@github.com:tricpony/TimeTracker_OSX.git

fatal: No such remote: git@github.com:tricpony/TimeTracker_OSX.git

Poydras:TimeTracker aarthur$ git remote -v

origin https://github.com/tricpony/TimeTracker_OSX.git (fetch)

origin https://github.com/tricpony/TimeTracker_OSX.git (push)

Also tried git fetch -p, prompted me for credentials - this failed too.  Any suggestions would be great.  Please help!!

[Julius Davies _bit-booster_com_ · Accepted solution]

git remote set-url origin [url]

In this case:

git remote set-url origin https://tricpony@bitbucket.org/tricpony/timetracker_osx.git 

[jredmond]

This is the answer I was coming here to post.

[tricpony · Accepted solution]

You can actually manually edit the config file to remove it.

[Marty · Accepted solution]

Hi Brian,

I think you want to use git remote remove <name> rather than git remote rm

If that doesn't work for you, I'd recommend reading the help file at git remote --help

I hope that helps!