remote origin already exists

[Deleted user]

Hi I have a problem with git actually.

I generate a new repsoitory on bitbucket. Then I create a new folder with a text file to test it and run the following commands:

C:\Users\xx\Desktop\a> git init
Initialized empty Git repository in C:/Users/xx/Desktop/a/.git/
C:\Users\xx\Desktop\a [master +1 ~0 -0 !]> git remote add origin  https://xx@bitbucket.org/xx/xx.git
fatal: remote origin already exists.

why I get the remote origin already exists? its a fresh created folder with just one file.

[Lance L]

I had the same problem. I resolved the issue by removing the [remote "origin"] section from the global config file at "C:\Program Files\Git\etc\gitconfig".