git - reassign an existing remote repo to my local repo -

so don't here git/bitbucket, i'm not sure exactly. bit out of depth, perhaps.

i have project has laid dormant year, , has somehow lost connection bitbucket. how reassign existing remote origin local repo?

i did local git commit (which worked fine), when did git pull in advance of push, got this:

there no tracking information current branch. please specify branch want merge with. see git-pull(1) details      git pull <remote> <branch>  if wish set tracking information branch can with:      git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/<branch> master 

i tried:

git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/git@bitbucket.org:<username>/<repo>.git master 

...which didn't work. got this:

error: requested upstream branch 'origin/git@bitbucket.org:<username>/<repo>.git' not exist hint:  hint: if planning on basing work on upstream hint: branch exists @ remote, may need hint: run "git fetch" retrieve it. hint:  hint: if planning push out new local branch hint: track remote counterpart, may want use hint: "git push -u" set upstream config push. 

i know have bitbucket repo project (visiting bitbucket in browser confirms this), , project status 1 commit behind.

thanks in advance.

instead of

git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/git@bitbucket.org:<username>/<repo>.git master 

try using

git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/master master 

and afterwards, run git fetch.