cloning branch from github code example

Example 1: clone specific branch

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

Example 2: clone a given branch github

git clone --single-branch --branch <branch> <repository>

Example 3: gitlab clone branch

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

Example 4: how to git clone a branch github

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