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Asked: 2026-06-11T15:34:02+00:00

is git clone -b branch1 ssh://gitolite@host/project/testkit equivalent to git clone ssh://gitolite@host/project/testkit cd testkit git

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is

git clone -b branch1 ssh://gitolite@host/project/testkit

equivalent to 

git clone ssh://gitolite@host/project/testkit
cd testkit
git checkout branch1

?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Yes, this is supported by the git clone documentation:

    -b <name>

    Instead of pointing the newly created HEAD to the branch pointed to by the cloned repository’s HEAD, point to <name> branch instead. In a non-bare repository, this is the branch that will be checked out.

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