---
name: "dpt-upstream-repo"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pkg-perl-tools"
version: "0.82"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dpt-upstream-repo"
---

# dpt-upstream-repo(1)

add upstream Git repository as git remote upstream-repo

## NAME

dpt-upstream-repo - add upstream Git repository as git remote upstream-repo

## SYNOPSIS

**dpt upstream-repo** \[-g\|-u\]

## DESCRIPTION

**dpt upstream-repo** adds the upstream Git repository as a **git remote** named *upstream-repo*. The URL for the repository is read from *debian/upstream/metadata*'s *Repository* field.

In case *debian/upstream/metadata* doesn't exist, it is created with [**dpt-debian-upstream**(1)](/dpt-debian-upstream/1.md).

## OPTIONS

- **-g**

  Don't create *debian/upstream/metadata*.

  Used for initial cloning, e.g. with **mr up**: We want the upstream repo being added if debian/upstream/metadata exists.

  The letter **g** is used for historical reasons because initially this option only suppressed the automatic committing to the **g**it repository.

- **-u**

  Update the URL of the *upstream-repo* **git remote**. The value is read from the same places as for the initial creation.

  **-u** implies **-g**, i.e. we also don't create *debian/upstream/metadata* on updates.

## SEE ALSO

[**dpt-debian-upstream**(1)](/dpt-debian-upstream/1.md)

## COPYRIGHT & LICENSE

- Copyright 2013-2022 gregor herrmann gregoa@debian.org

  - Copyright 2014 David Bremner bremner@debian.org

  - Copyright 2015 Axel Beckert abe@debian.org

  - Copyright 2016 Alex Muntada alexm@alexm.org

  This program is free software, licensed under the same term as perl.