git track remote branch - how to make an existing Git branch track a remote branch?

 local branch can track a remote branch using git-branch with long option --set-upstream-to= or short option -u . The command sets up branchname 's tracking information. If no branchname is specified, then it defaults to the current branch.

 1. Update your local meta-data using the following command:

  git fetch --all

2. Have a look at your remote and local branches using the following command:

  git branch -a

3. Switch to the target branch, the one you want to link with the remote branch:

  git checkout 

4. Now you can link your local branch to a remote branch using the following command:

  git branch --set-upstream-to 

You can get the path using the following command:

  git branch

A local branch can track a remote branch using git-branch with long option --set-upstream-to= or short option -u . The command sets up branchname 's tracking information. If no branchname is specified, then it defaults to the current branch.