include::urls.txt[] REMOTES[[REMOTES]] ------------------ The name of one of the following can be used instead of a URL as `<repository>` argument: * a remote in the Git configuration file: `$GIT_DIR/config`, * a file in the `$GIT_DIR/remotes` directory, or * a file in the `$GIT_DIR/branches` directory. All of these also allow you to omit the refspec from the command line because they each contain a refspec which git will use by default. Named remote in configuration file ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can choose to provide the name of a remote which you had previously configured using linkgit:git-remote[1], linkgit:git-config[1] or even by a manual edit to the `$GIT_DIR/config` file. The URL of this remote will be used to access the repository. The refspec of this remote will be used by default when you do not provide a refspec on the command line. The entry in the config file would appear like this: ------------ [remote "<name>"] url = <url> pushurl = <pushurl> push = <refspec> fetch = <refspec> ------------ The `<pushurl>` is used for pushes only. It is optional and defaults to `<url>`. Named file in `$GIT_DIR/remotes` ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can choose to provide the name of a file in `$GIT_DIR/remotes`. The URL in this file will be used to access the repository. The refspec in this file will be used as default when you do not provide a refspec on the command line. This file should have the following format: ------------ URL: one of the above URL format Push: <refspec> Pull: <refspec> ------------ `Push:` lines are used by 'git push' and `Pull:` lines are used by 'git pull' and 'git fetch'. Multiple `Push:` and `Pull:` lines may be specified for additional branch mappings. Named file in `$GIT_DIR/branches` ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can choose to provide the name of a file in `$GIT_DIR/branches`. The URL in this file will be used to access the repository. This file should have the following format: ------------ <url>#<head> ------------ `<url>` is required; `#<head>` is optional. Depending on the operation, git will use one of the following refspecs, if you don't provide one on the command line. `<branch>` is the name of this file in `$GIT_DIR/branches` and `<head>` defaults to `master`. git fetch uses: ------------ refs/heads/<head>:refs/heads/<branch> ------------ git push uses: ------------ HEAD:refs/heads/<head> ------------