git pull and checkout a branch code example
Example 1: git checkout remote branch
# In modern versions of Git, you can checkout the remote branch like a local branch.
git checkout <remotebranch>
# Older versions of Git require the creation of a new branch based on the remote.
git checkout <remotebranch> origin/<remotebranch>
Example 2: git checkout branch
truelover@PEACE project % git checkout master
truelover@PEACE project % git checkout branch_name
#create branch
truelover@PEACE project % git checkout -b new_branch_name