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//To fetch a branch, you simply need to:
git fetch origin
//This will fetch all of the remote branches for you. With the remote branches
//in hand, you now need to check out the branch you are interested in, giving
//you a local working copy:
git checkout -b test origin/test
//Or
git branch test origin/test
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