Get all branches/specific branches with shallow clone

[shankpali]

I am having a huge repository so it's not a good idea to clone it all. I use shallow cloning to clone it using the command:

git clone --depth [size] <remote-url:ssh> 

 When I am done with it I found it just clone default branch there are no other branches.

Afterward, I used below command but nothing changed

git fetch --all
git pull --all 

I also tried below command but it ends up with an error

1. git checkout <branchName>

=> error: pathspec 'qa' did not match any file(s) known to git

2. git checkout -b <branchName> --track <remote/branchName>

=>fatal: 'origin/qa' is not a commit and a branch 'qa' cannot be created from it

Is there any way to complete this request. If yes, please let me know.

[Colin Maroney]

i think, although i haven't actually done this, that when you do a shallow clone you can add  <code>--no-single-branch</code> and it will get the tips of all the branches.   However, i had already cloned my repo like you did and had the same problem as you.   What you can do is this:

<code>

git remote set-branches --add origin feature/weevils

git fetch origin

git checkout feature/weevils

</code>

and it will find and allow you to use the specified branch.  Unfortunately you have to do this for any branch you want to checkout and use, but it does work to allow you access to branches after a shallow clone.

[Colin Maroney]

ugh i do not know how to mark something as "code" in atlassian community, sorry