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clone a given branch github

git clone --single-branch --branch <branch> <repository>

specific branch clone git

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

clone branch git

git clone <repository_url>
git branch -a
git checkout <branch_name>

how to git clone a branch github

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