remote branch git code example

Example 1: git bash upstream branch change

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

Example 2: git get remote branches

git branch -r

Example 3: git checkout remote branch

git checkout --track origin/<branchname>

Example 4: pull down remote branch git

git fetch origin

git checkout --track origin/<branch_name>

Example 5: get a remote branch git

$ git checkout --track origin/newsletter
Branch newsletter set up to track remote branch newsletter from origin.
Switched to a new branch 'newsletter'

Example 6: 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>