`git fetch` a remote branch

Question

The remote repository contains various branches such as origin/daves_branch:

$ git branch -r origin/HEAD -> origin/master origin/daves_branch origin/master

How do I switch to daves_branch in the local repository so that it tracks origin/daves_branch?

I tried:

$ git fetch origin daves_branch $ git checkout daves_branch

I used: git fetch --all, Then to view all the branches: git branch, Then I checkout the branch: git checkout nameofnewbranch — Jeff Mattson
– Jeff Mattson, Commented Sep 20, 2017 at 17:24
check your question ans https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1072261/push-and-pull-branches-in-git/47780374#47780374 — Rizwan
– Rizwan, Commented Dec 12, 2017 at 19:46
Possible duplicate of How do I check out a remote Git branch? — DaveyDaveDave
– DaveyDaveDave, Commented Jan 22, 2019 at 11:09
git fetch origin discover:discover && git checkout discover — Gayan Weerakutti
– Gayan Weerakutti, Commented Feb 1, 2019 at 16:15

Leon · Accepted Answer · 2019-01-22 10:43:08Z

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git checkout -b branch_name git pull remote_name branch_name

answered Jan 22, 2019 at 10:43

Leon

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DaveyDaveDave Over a year ago

While this snippet might answer the question, it's better to include some explanation about what it does and how it differs from the very large number of answers already here.

cosmoloc Over a year ago

I personally do not like this option. Because in case you are creating a new branch from Master and then pulling data from remote branch, that remote branch may or may not be on the same page as the master and might invite some unnecessary code updates

Peter Mortensen Over a year ago

Some explanation would be in order.

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