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2. git checkout - How do I check out a remote Git branch? - Stack...

   stackoverflow.com/questions/1783405

   A more modern approach as suggested in the comments: @Dennis: git checkout <non-branch>, for example git checkout origin/test results in detached HEAD / unnamed branch, while git checkout test or git checkout -b test origin/test results in local branch test (with remote-tracking branch origin/test as upstream) – Jakub Narębski Jan 9 '14 at 8:17

3. How to checkout a remote branch in Git? - Stack Overflow

   stackoverflow.com/questions/8877828

   Afterwards you can perform a checkout using git checkout <branch> (if you like to do it explicitly, you can type git checkout -b <branch> <remote>/<branch>; the local name doesn't have to be the same as the remote). If you don't already have a local branch of that name, it will checkout the remote branch and track it.

4. `git fetch` a remote branch - Stack Overflow

   stackoverflow.com/questions/9537392

   Git fetch remote branch; how can my colleague pull that branch specifically. If the question is, how can I get a remote branch to work with, or how can I Git checkout a remote branch?, a simpler solution is: With Git (>= 1.6.6) you are able to use: git checkout <branch_name>

5. How to switch (or checkout) to a existing remote branch in Git...

   stackoverflow.com/questions/67965115

   Last—as the final step of git clone—your Git effectively runs git checkout or git switch to create one new local branch, typically master or main, 3 with its upstream set to the origin/ version of that name, which your Git copied from the other Git's un-prefixed version of that name.

6. Git: How to update/checkout a single file from remote origin...

   stackoverflow.com/questions/3334475

   Or git stash (if you have changes) on the branch you're on, checkout master, pull for the latest changes, grab that file to your desktop (or the entire app). Checkout the branch you were on. Git stash apply back to the state you were at, then fix the changes manually or drag it replacing the file.

7. git: how to rename a branch (both local and remote)?

   stackoverflow.com/questions/30590083

   If you’ve already pushed the <old_name> branch to the remote repository, perform the next steps to rename the remote branch. git push origin -u <new_name> Delete the <old_name> remote branch: git push origin --delete <old_name> That’s it. You have successfully renamed the local and remote Git branch.

8. How do I fetch only one branch of a remote Git repository?

   stackoverflow.com/questions/6368987

   git checkout -b <local_branch> <local_branch_to merge_into> git pull <remote_url> <remote_branch> If you want to update and track the branch you have to set first the remote and there are 4 alternatives: If you are cloning a new repository (e.g. working only on it) git clone --single-branch --branch remote_branch remote_url

9. How do I create a remote Git branch? - Stack Overflow

   stackoverflow.com/questions/1519006

   Creating a local branch from an existing branch (can be master/ develop/ any-other-branch). git checkout -b branch_name. Push this to remote. git push -u remote_name local_branch_name:remote_branch_name. Here,-u : sets the upstream branch; remote_name : git sets the name by default to be "origin" when it creates the repository.

10. git - How to get a fresh copy of a branch from the remote...

    stackoverflow.com/questions/5657451

    git checkout dev git branch -D master git checkout master This switches to another branch ("dev" in this case – choose any other branch you might have), deletes the local master branch, and then recreates it from remotes/origin/master (which might not work depending on your settings and Git version). The last command is often equivalent to

11. How do I delete a Git branch locally and remotely?

    stackoverflow.com/questions/2003505

    Note that deleting the remote branch X from the command line using a git push will also remove the local remote-tracking branch origin/X, so it is not necessary to prune the obsolete remote-tracking branch with git fetch --prune or git fetch -p. However, it wouldn't hurt if you did it anyway.