git branch - How to clone all remote branches in Git? -

i have master , development branch, both pushed github. i've cloned, pulled, , fetched, remain unable other master branch back.

i'm sure i'm missing obvious, have read manual , i'm getting no joy @ all.

first, clone remote git repository , cd it:

$ git clone git://example.com/myproject $ cd myproject 

next, @ local branches in repository:

$ git branch * master 

but there other branches hiding in repository! can see these using -a flag:

$ git branch -a * master   remotes/origin/head   remotes/origin/master   remotes/origin/v1.0-stable   remotes/origin/experimental 

if want take quick peek @ upstream branch, can check out directly:

$ git checkout origin/experimental 

but if want work on branch, you'll need create local tracking branch done automatically by:

$ git checkout experimental 

and see

branch experimental set track remote branch experimental origin. switched new branch 'experimental' 

that last line throws people: "new branch" - huh? means branch taken index , created locally you. previous line more informative tells branch being set track remote branch, means origin/branch_name branch

now, if @ local branches, you'll see:

$ git branch * experimental   master 

you can track more 1 remote repository using git remote.

$ git remote add win32 git://example.com/users/joe/myproject-win32-port $ git branch -a * master   remotes/origin/head   remotes/origin/master   remotes/origin/v1.0-stable   remotes/origin/experimental   remotes/win32/master   remotes/win32/new-widgets 

at point, things getting pretty crazy, run gitk see what's going on:

$ gitk --all &