clone from a specific branch code example

Example 1: clone specific branch

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

Example 2: clone from a specific branch

git clone -b <branchName> <remote_repo_url>

Example 3: clone a given branch github

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

Example 4: git clone specific branch only

git clone -b mybranch --single-branch git://sub.domain.com/repo.git