Git Checkout Remote Branch with example.
Here are the steps to check out a remote Git branch:
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First, ensure that you are in the Git repository that contains the remote branch you want to check out.
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Fetch the latest changes from the remote repository by running the following command:
git fetch
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Once the fetch is complete, you can see a list of all the branches available in the remote repository by running the following command:
git branch -r
This command lists all the remote branches in the repository.
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Identify the branch you want to check out from the list of remote branches.
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Create a local copy of the remote branch by running the following command, replacing
branch-name
with the name of the remote branch:git checkout -b branch-name origin/branch-name
This command creates a new local branch called
branch-name
that is based on the remote branch with the same name. -
Switch to the local copy of the branch by running the following command:
git checkout branch-name
This command switches your working directory to the local copy of the branch you just created.
That's it! You have now checked out a remote Git branch and are ready to start working on it.