git flow - how to start working on existing feature branch

Question

I would like to start working on another developer's feature branch (we use git and git flow). AFAIK The branch has been published (pushed). How can I get it to my local repository?

I tried:

git flow feature pull origin/XXXXXX-1003b

fatal: 'origin/XXXXXX-1003b' does not appear to be a git repository
fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly
Failed to pull from remote 'origin/XXXXXX-1003b'.

And:

git flow feature pull XXXXXX-1003b

fatal: 'XXXXXX-1003b' does not appear to be a git repository
fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly
Failed to pull from remote 'XXXXXX-1003b'.

Please advise. Thanks

score 33 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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git flow feature track

To track an existing feature branch on a remote, use feature track:

git flow feature track xxxxxx-1003b

Alternatively just do it "the normal way":

git fetch origin
git branch -a # list all branches
git checkout feature/xxxxxx-1003b

I.e. update the remote origin, and then checkout the branch corresponding to your colleague's branch.

edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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answered Oct 28 '13 at 15:10

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score 8 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 28 '13 at 15:09

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If you don't have the branch inside your repo, and you want to get it, you have to use git-flow track. This should work:

git flow feature track XXXXXX-1003b

answered Oct 28 '13 at 15:09

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What does `-1003b` mean? I saw that in another answer and thought it was just a random alphanumeric, but they're identical, so does it have some significance? – Travis Heeter Jul 29 '20 at 14:05

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 25 '16 at 15:23

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You can also use the feature/branch name(1):

git flow feature track featurename

(1) Could be a new git flow feature, I respond to an old question.

answered Aug 25 '16 at 15:23

git flow - how to start working on existing feature branch

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git flow feature track