set up branch to track remote code example
Example 1: create local branch to track remote
git checkout --track origin/some_remote_branch
Example 2: git local branch track remote
git branch --set-upstream foo upstream/foo
Example 3: git link local branch to remote branch
git config remote.origin.fetch '+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*'
Example 4: git track remote branch
# Set upstream when pushing to remote
git push -u origin topic
# Set upstream without pushing it
# with option -u / --set-upstream-to
git branch -u origin/topic
git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/topic