Finding out the name of the original repository you cloned from in Git

git config --get remote.origin.url

In the repository root, the .git/config file holds all information about remote repositories and branches. In your example, you should look for something like:

[remote "origin"]
    fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
    url = server:gitRepo.git

Also, the Git command git remote -v shows the remote repository name and URL. The "origin" remote repository usually corresponds to the original repository, from which the local copy was cloned.

This is quick Bash command, that you're probably searching for, will print only a basename of the remote repository:

Where you fetch from:

basename $(git remote show -n origin | grep Fetch | cut -d: -f2-)

Alternatively where you push to:

basename $(git remote show -n origin | grep Push | cut -d: -f2-)

Especially the -n option makes the command much quicker.