git pull changes from remote branch into local branch code example

Example 1: how to merge remote branch

//make sure you're on the local branch, then:

git pull origin YourRemoteBranch

//which is the same as:

git fetch origin YourRemoteBranch
git merge origin/YourRemoteBranch

Example 2: how to pull remote branch into local branch

git fetch origin <branch-name>

Example 3: git pull a new branch froma remote repo

git checkout --track origin/daves_branch