track remote branch git code example

Example 1: create local branch to track remote

git checkout --track origin/some_remote_branch

Example 2: git local branch track remote

git branch --set-upstream foo upstream/foo

Example 3: git link local branch to remote branch

git config remote.origin.fetch '+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*'

Example 4: git track remote branch

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

Example 5: git track remote branch

# Set upstream when pushing to remote
git push -u origin topic

# Set upstream without pushing it
# with option -u / --set-upstream-to
git branch -u origin/topic
git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/topic

Example 6: git local branch track remote

git branch -u upstream/foo foo