clone and chose branch 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
Example 3: clone a particular branch
git clone -b <branch> <remote_repo>
Example 4: clone branch git
git clone <repository_url>
git branch -a
git checkout <branch_name>