How to fetch all Git branches

Question

I cloned a Git repository, which contains about five branches. However, when I do git branch I only see one of them:

$ git branch
* master
         


        

Answer 1

How to Fetch All Git Branches Tracking Single Remote.

This has been tested and functions on Red Hat and Git Bash on Windows 10.

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TLDR:

for branch in `git branch -r|grep -v ' -> '|cut -d"/" -f2`; do git checkout $branch; git fetch; done;

Explanation:

The one liner checks out and then fetches all branches except HEAD.

List the remote-tracking branches.

git branch -r

Ignore HEAD.

grep -v ' -> '

Take branch name off of remote(s).

cut -d"/" -f2

Checkout all branches tracking a single remote.

git checkout $branch

Fetch for checked out branch.

git fetch

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Technically the fetch is not needed for new local branches.

This may be used to either fetch or pull branches that are both new and have changes in remote(s).

Just make sure that you only pull if you are ready to merge.

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Test Setup

Check out a repository with SSH URL.

git clone git@repository.git

Before

Check branches in local.

$ git branch
* master

Execute Commands

Execute the one liner.

for branch in `git branch -r|grep -v ' -> '|cut -d"/" -f2`; do git checkout $branch; git fetch; done;

After

Check local branches include remote(s) branches.

$ git branch
  cicd
  master
* preprod