git clone a single branch code example

Example 1: clone specific branch

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

Example 2: how do i clone a specific branch in git

git clone -b <your_branchname> <your_git-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: git clone specific branch only

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

Example 5: specific branch clone git

git clone -b <branch> <remote_repo>
git clone -b my-branch [email protected]:user/myproject.git

Example 6: git clone single branch

# clone only the remote primary HEAD (default: origin/master)
git clone <url> --single-branch

# as in:
git clone <url> --branch <branch> --single-branch [<folder>]