git clone specific branch

C++
git clone --single-branch --branch <branchname> <remote-repo>
git clone -b <branchName> <remote_repo_url>git clone -b <branch> <remote_repo>In general:

git clone -b <branch> <remote_repo>

Example:

git clone -b develop [email protected]:user/myproject.gitgit clone -b <your_branchname> <your_git-remote-repo>git clone --single-branch --branch <branchname> <remote-repo>

# eg
git clone -b opencv-2.4 --single-branch https://github.com/Itseez/opencv.git
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