Git/Github, moving and properly updating a repo

Question

I moved a git repo from https://github.com/username/testrepo.git to https://github.com/companyname/testrepo.git and now need to do some more work on the gem. When I go into the directory on my local machine and type git remote -v it still says origin https://github.com/username/testrepo.git .

My question is, what is the proper way for me to update this remote with the new location and begin working again?

Answer 1

First remove the origin remote:

git remote rm origin

Then rename it like this:

git remote set-url origin git@github.com:companyname/testrepo.git

Source: how to rename a repository on github?