Git Branch Exists on Remote But Won't Show Locally

1. 1Check if the branch exists on remote using git ls-remote
2. 2Verify the fetch refspec using git config --get remote.origin.fetch
3. 3Update the fetch refspec to include all branches using git config remote.origin.fetch +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
4. 4Run git fetch origin --prune to update local branches
5. 5Use git branch -r to verify the branch is now listed locally

Developers and DevOps engineers can benefit from this knowledge to resolve common git issues and improve their workflow

💡 A scoped fetch refspec can prevent git from showing all remote branches locally, but updating the config can resolve the issue

💡 Fix git branches that exist on remote but won't show locally! Update fetch refspec and run git fetch origin --prune