How to fix error: pathspec 'branch-name' did not match any file(s) known to git in Git

# Fetch all branches and tags from all remotes
git fetch --all

# Now try checking out the branch again
git checkout feature-branch

git fetch origin

# List all local branches
git branch

# List all remote branches
git branch -r

# List ALL branches (local and remote)
git branch -a

# Search for a specific branch pattern
git branch -a | grep -i feature

# Method 1: checkout with explicit tracking
git checkout -b feature-branch origin/feature-branch

# Method 2: Using --track flag
git checkout --track origin/feature-branch

# Method 3: Using git switch (Git 2.23+)
git switch --track origin/feature-branch

# Check current fetch configuration
git config --get remote.origin.fetch

# If it shows something like +refs/heads/main:refs/remotes/origin/main
# Change it to fetch all branches:
git config remote.origin.fetch "+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*"

# Now fetch all branches
git fetch origin

# Try checkout again
git checkout feature-branch

# List all remotes
git remote -v

# See which remote has the branch
git branch -r | grep feature-branch
# Output might show:
# origin/feature-branch
# upstream/feature-branch

# Explicitly specify which remote to track
git checkout -b feature-branch origin/feature-branch
# Or
git checkout -b feature-branch upstream/feature-branch

# Update remote refs and remove deleted branches
git remote update --prune

# Or using fetch with prune
git fetch --prune

# List branches again
git branch -a

# Check if this is a shallow clone
git rev-parse --is-shallow-repository

# If true, unshallow the repository
git fetch --unshallow

# Now fetch all branches
git fetch --all

# Try checkout again
git checkout feature-branch