git pull from a specific branch code example

Example 1: git clone from specific branch

git clone -b branchName repoUrl

Example 2: how to pull from a particular branch in git

git pull origin <branch>

Example 3: git clone specific branch

git clone --single-branch --branch <branchname> <remote-repo>

# eg
git clone -b opencv-2.4 --single-branch https://github.com/Itseez/opencv.git

Example 4: how to pull down a specific branch from github

git clone -b <branch> <remote_repo>