clone a particular branch from github code example
Example 1: clone specific branch
git clone --single-branch --branch <branchname> <remote-repo>
Example 2: git clone from specific branch
git clone -b branchName repoUrl
Example 3: how do i clone a specific branch in git
git clone -b <your_branchname> <your_git-remote-repo>
Example 4: git clone specific branch only
git clone -b mybranch --single-branch git://sub.domain.com/repo.git
Example 5: how to git clone a branch github
git clone -b opencv-2.4 --single-branch https://github.com/Itseez/opencv.git