Add remote via JGit

Question

I playing around JGit, I could successfully remove a remote from some repository (git remote rm origin), how can I do a git remote add origin http://github.com/user/repo ?

To remove I do the following:

StoredConfig config = git.getRepository().getConfig();
config.unsetSection("remote", "origin");
config.save();

But there's no a option like #setSection(String, String).

Thanks in advance.

score 35 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 01 '22 at 17:09

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Managed it to work that way:

Git git = new Git(localRepository);
StoredConfig config = git.getRepository().getConfig();
config.setString("remote", "origin", "url", "http://github.com/user/repo");
config.save();

edited Nov 01 '22 at 17:09

xdevs23

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answered Oct 09 '12 at 13:37

caarlos0

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An instance of `Git`. – caarlos0 Aug 29 '13 at 20:25
What is the equivalent git command? – Gilad Dahan Oct 09 '22 at 11:17

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 27 '17 at 06:51

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There are classes to add new ones:

    RemoteAddCommand remoteAddCommand = git.remoteAdd();
    remoteAddCommand.setName("origin");
    remoteAddCommand.setUri(new URIish("http://github.com/user/repo"));
    remoteAddCommand.call();

There is a RemoteSetUrlCommand too.

answered Dec 27 '17 at 06:51

Daniel Flower

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Available since jgit 4.2 for those like me using an antique version – mbonnin Apr 04 '18 at 09:10

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 15 '20 at 05:21

You can direct manipulate remote object with git24j

Repository repo = Repository.open("your-repository");
Remote upstream = Remote.create(repo, "upstream", URI.create("http://github.com/user/repo"));

and of cause you can also do the same thing through git-config APIs:

Config cfg = Config.openOndisk("my-git.config");
cfg.setString("remote.url", "http://github.com/user/repo");

Add remote via JGit

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