[Git] Cloning certain branch

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1. Preface

Sometimes, you may want to clone certain branch of the repository. If other team or branch implement some good functions, it would be better to clone it rather than the master branch. In my case, our team usually collaborate by dividing into two parts, and sometimes I want to start my branch with other part’s. In this post, you can figure out how to clone the certain branch, not the master.

2. Cloning Certain Branch

Command

git clone -b {branch name} --single-branch {repository URL}

Example

git clone -b jm --single-branch https://github.com/V-SLAMMERS/LDSO

In this case, you can clone jm branch of LDSO repository of V-SLAMMERS.