git clone a branch only code example

Example 1: clone from a specific branch

git clone -b <branchName> <remote_repo_url>

Example 2: git clone from specific branch command

git clone -b <branch> <remote_repo>

Example 3: 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 4: clone a branch

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