git cli checkout 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 to remote branch

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

Example 3: pull down remote branch git

git fetch origin

git checkout --track origin/<branch_name>

Example 4: 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>