How to clone all remote branches with Git

Question: I have a master and a development branch, both pushed to remote git repository. How to clone all remote branches with Git

Answer:

1. clone the remote git repository: git clone git://example.edu/project_name

2. list all hiden local branches: git branch -a

   $ git branch -a  
   * master  
     remotes/origin/HEAD -> origin/master  
     remotes/origin/master  
     remotes/origin/another-branch

3. create a local tracking branch: git checkout -b another-branch remotes/origin/another-branch

4. list local branches: git branch, and you will see the local branches

$ git branch  
    * master  
      another-branch