Remote Branches

Remote repositories may also have remote branches. Working with these remote branches is a straightforward process.

Pushing Branches

When working with a remote repository, it is possible to share branches created locally. To share a branch with a remote repository, the git push command is used, followed by the remote repository, commonly called origin, and the branch's name.

git push -u origin new-branch

Listing Remote Branches

Running the git branch command will return a list of local branches. However, to view all branches, including remote branches, the --all option should be added.

git branch --all

Fetching Branches

The git fetch command retrieves the branches from a remote repository. If no remote repository is specified, origin will be used.

git fetch origin