How do I fetch a remote branch?

Question

I deleted my git folder unexpectedly. i was working in remote branch repository. How can i pull my remote branch to my local?

What does ‘remote branch repository’ mean? If you deleted .git you can use git init and git remote add. If you deleted the whole repo, just clone again. — Biffen
– Biffen, Commented Feb 11, 2016 at 13:40
@dkinzer I think you might have misunderstood. Read the first sentence of the question again. — Biffen
– Biffen, Commented Feb 11, 2016 at 13:46
@Biffen: ...hmm, it's still a duplicate imho: stackoverflow.com/q/651038/256854 — david
– david, Commented Feb 11, 2016 at 13:54
@dkinzer Maybe of that second one. The question is too unclear to know. — Biffen
– Biffen, Commented Feb 11, 2016 at 13:56

Tms91 · Accepted Answer · 2024-05-02 14:06:36Z

If you still have the git repo:

Just do

git fetch origin

followed by.

git checkout -b <branch> origin/<branch>

If you've deleted the git repository altogether Then reclone the repository:

git clone <repository-address>

Then, follow the steps above to get other branches if they didn't get pulled in automatically.

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:07:28Z

I deleted my git folder unexpectedly. i was working in remote branch repository. How can i pull my remote branch to my local?

Checkout the desired branches

# Clone the repo git clone <url> # Checkout the desired branch git checkout <branch name>

If you still have the .git folder and you did not remove it - read how to get your code back here:
How to move HEAD back to a previous location? (Detached head)

Barbz_YHOOL · Accepted Answer · 2021-03-18 23:37:23Z

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git checkout -b branch_name git pull URL branch_name

answered Mar 18, 2021 at 23:37

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rd_rscan · Accepted Answer · 2021-12-30 12:47:07Z

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git clone -b <branch_name> <url>

answered Dec 30, 2021 at 12:47

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