Remotes and Collaboration

A remote is a shared copy of the repository. Most teams use GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket as the remote.

Clone

Cloning downloads the full history and sets origin as the default remote.

git clone https://github.com/user/project.git
cd project
git remote -v

Push and Pull

Push sends your commits. Pull fetches and integrates changes from the remote. Pull before you start work to reduce conflicts.

git push -u origin feature/login-form
git pull --rebase origin main

Pull Requests

A pull request proposes merging a branch. Keep it small, describe the change and how you tested it, and respond to review comments with new commits.

Practice

1. Clone a public repository and inspect its remotes.
2. Push a feature branch to your own fork.
3. Write a pull request description with a summary and test notes.

Hands-on exercise

Create a repository on GitHub, then:
1. Add it as a remote named origin.
2. Push your main branch.
3. Create a branch locally, commit a change and push it with -u.

Recap

Remotes share history. Clone once, push your branches and pull before starting new work.