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Fix: Git cannot checkout remote branches
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Git: fix cannot checkout remote branches at all.md

Problem: Despite git fetch --all, git branch --all just shows your local branches.

Cause: Did you clone your repository initially with git clone -b <branch name> <remote>? You can very this by running:

$> git config remote.origin.fetch

+refs/heads/<branch name>:refs/remotes/origin/<branch name>

If you get an output like the one above, you did initially clone with -b most likely.

Solution: git config remote.origin.fetch '+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*'

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