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There is a relatively easy way to accomplish this by editing your .git/config file to point at the new "authoritative" repo. But there is a simpler (although

by tux1968 6y ago

There is a relatively easy way to accomplish this by editing your .git/config file to point at the new "authoritative" repo. But there is a simpler (although less efficient) method. Just simply git clone the new repository onto any machine you want. The clones will naturally be configured to point to that new repository as their upstream.

galgalesh 6y ago
You don't need to change config files. `git remote rm origin` `git remote add origin new-url`
- lorenzhs 6y ago
  `git remote set-url origin new-url`
- tux1968 6y ago
  All those commands do is change the .git/config file. Such commands are great for scripting, but really don't need to be learned if you're comfortable editing simple config files with your preferred editor.