How do I create and use a remote git branch? [duplicate]

Question

How do i create one with my name on it?

remotes/origin/my_name

when i do this:

$ git branch -a
* master
remotes/origin/HEAD -> origin/master
remotes/origin/master
remotes/origin/my_colleague

And how do i use that? git checkout?

i only know git pull commit push.. and it's my first time to use branches or remote branches

i tried git remote add my_name git@my_url, but it doesnt look the same..

thanks in advance

Answer 1

Your git branch -a told me that you have two remote branches origin/master and origin/my_colleague (origin/HEAD really does not count). To checkout a local branch of origin/my_colleague you can git checkout -b my_colleague origin/my_colleague. This creates a new local branch, based on the origin/my_colleague remote, and checks it out. To go back to master (I know you are currently on master because of the *), you can git checkout master.