git track origin branch code example

Example 1: create local branch to track remote

git checkout --track origin/some_remote_branch

Example 2: git link local branch to remote branch

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

Example 3: git local branch track remote

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

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

Example 4: check upstream branch git

git status -sb