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created_at:           2010-03-22T10:42:27+02:00
title: Git Tips
author_name: Yann Esposito
author_uri: yannesposito.com
tags:
  - git
  - tip
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## clone from github behind an evil firewall

Standard:

<div><code class="zsh">
git clone git@github.com:yogsototh/project.git
</code></div>

Using HTTPS port:

<div><code class="zsh">
git clone git+ssh://git@github.com:443/yogsototh/project.git
</code></div>

## clone all branches

`git clone` can only fetch the master branch.

If you don't have much branches, you can simply use clone your project and then use the following command:

<div><code class="zsh">
git branch --track local_branch remote_branch
</code></div>

for example:
<div><code class="zsh">
$ git clone git@github:yogsototh/example.git
$ git branch
master *
$ git branch -a
master *
remotes/origin/HEAD -> origin/master
remotes/origin/experimental
$ git branch --track experimental remotes/origin/experimental
$ git branch
master *
experimental
</code></div>

If you have many branches it can be useful to use the following *script*/*long command line*.

<div><code class="zsh">
# first clone your project
$ git clone git@github.com:yogsototh/project.git

# copy all branches
$ zsh
$ cd project
$ for br in $( git br -a ); do
    case $br in
    remotes/*) print $br ; 
        case ${br:t} in
            master|HEAD) continue ;;
            *) git branch --track ${br:t} $br ;;
        esac ;;
    esac
done
</code></div>