git checkout and track remote branch code example

Example 1: git checkout branch from remote to local

git checkout -b test origin/test

// making a local copy of the branch called "test" from origin.

Example 2: git checkout remote branch

git checkout --track origin/<branchname>

Example 3: 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 4: git get remote branch

git fetch
git checkout test

Example 5: git local branch track remote

git branch -u upstream/foo