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Extract Git remote origin URL from a repository

get_git_remote.Rd

Reads the .git/config file of a repository and extracts the remote.origin.url value if present.

Usage

get_git_remote(repo_root)

Arguments

repo_root

Character. Path to repository root.

Value

Character. Remote URL, or NA_character_ if not found.

Details

The function provides lightweight repository provenance and dissemination context without invoking Git commands or parsing repository history.

Remote repository URLs help contextualise observed filesystem Instantiations within distributed development environments:

  • linking local observations to upstream repositories

  • identifying likely shared project contexts

  • distinguishing forks and replicated repositories

  • supporting later Record Set construction

The function performs only lightweight structural extraction:

  • no Git history is analysed

  • no repository state is modified

  • no network access occurs

In RiC-aligned operational terms, the remote URL acts as contextual provenance evidence associated with observed filesystem Instantiations and repository environments.

Missing or inaccessible repository metadata returns NA_character_.

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
get_git_remote("/path/to/repo")
} # }