how to clone a specific branch in git in git bash code example
Example 1: clone specific branch
git clone --single-branch --branch <branchname> <remote-repo>
Example 2: 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