What is origin in Git?

origin is just a short name (alias) for the remote repository URL. When you run git clone, Git automatically names the source origin. So git push origin main means “push the main branch to the remote called origin”.

git remote -v

The name is not special. You can rename it or add other remotes (like upstream for a fork). See Git Remote.

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