<p>When I need to clone a repo from GitLab I always type normal clone command then go inside the folder of project to change the branch. However, i found a simple and fast way to doing that:</p>
<h3 id="heading-bad-way"><strong>Bad way ❌❌❌:</strong></h3>
<pre><code class="lang-powershell">git clone GITLAP_REPO_URL
<span class="hljs-built_in">cd</span> PROJECT_FOLDER
git checkout <span class="hljs-literal">-b</span> BRANCH_NAME
</code></pre>
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<h3 id="heading-simple-and-fast-way"><strong>Simple and Fast way</strong> ✅✅✅<strong>:</strong></h3>
<pre><code class="lang-powershell">git clone <span class="hljs-literal">-b</span> BRANCH_NAME GITLAP_REPO_URL
</code></pre>


When I need to clone a repo from GitLab I always type normal clone command then go inside the folder of project to change the branch. However, i found a simple and fast way to doing that:

### **Bad way ❌❌❌:**

```powershell
git clone GITLAP_REPO_URL
cd PROJECT_FOLDER
git checkout -b BRANCH_NAME
```

---

### **Simple and Fast way** ✅✅✅**:**

```powershell
git clone -b BRANCH_NAME GITLAP_REPO_URL
```

Clone and checkout branch in one command

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Clone and checkout branch in one command

Bad way ❌❌❌:

Simple and Fast way ✅✅✅: