Git · Junior · Question 14 of 75

What is `origin`?

1A reserved name for the main branch
✓Correct answer: The default name of the remote you cloned from
3The very first commit in the repository

Explanation

origin is just a conventional name for a remote URL. You can rename it or add others, for example upstream for the original repository of a fork.

Further reading

Pro Git: Working with remotes ↗

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