“ First, clone a remote git repository and cd into it: $ git clone git://example.com/myproject
$ cd myproject
Next, look at the local branches in your repository: $ git branch
* master
But there are other branches hiding in your repository! You can see these using the -a flag: $ git branch -a
* master
origin/HEAD
origin/master
origin/v1.0-stable
origin/experimental
If you just want to take a quick peek at an upstream branch, you can check it out directly: $ git checkout origin/experimental
But if you want to work on that branch, you’ll need to create a local tracking branch: $ git checkout -b experimental origin/experimental
Now, if you look at your local branches, this is what you’ll see: $ git branch
master
* experimental
$ cd myproject
Next, look at the local branches in your repository: $ git branch
* master
But there are other branches hiding in your repository! You can see these using the -a flag: $ git branch -a
* master
origin/HEAD
origin/master
origin/v1.0-stable
origin/experimental
If you just want to take a quick peek at an upstream branch, you can check it out directly: $ git checkout origin/experimental
But if you want to work on that branch, you’ll need to create a local tracking branch: $ git checkout -b experimental origin/experimental
Now, if you look at your local branches, this is what you’ll see: $ git branch
master
* experimental
