How to git clone a branch

Dec 12, 2024 by Michael Salafia in Git

git clone -b <branch> <remote_repo>

1 2	git clone -b <branch> <remote_repo>

Example:

git clone -b my-branch git@github.com:user/myproject.git

1 2	git clone -b my-branch git@github.com:user/myproject.git

Alternative (no public key setup needed):

git clone -b my-branch https://git@github.com/username/myproject.git

1	git clone -b my-branch https://[email protected]/username/myproject.git

Source: Stack Overflow