How do I fetch a branch on someone else's fork on GitHub? [duplicate]
$ git remote add theirusername git@github.com:theirusername/reponame.git$ git fetch theirusername$ git checkout -b mynamefortheirbranch theirusername/theirbranchNote that there are multiple "correct" URIs you can use for the remote when you add it in the first step.
git@github.com:theirusername/reponame.gitis an SSH-based URIhttps://github.com/theirusername/reponame.gitis an HTTP URI
Which one you prefer to use will depend on your situation. GitHub has a help article explaining the difference and helping you choose: Which remote URL should I use?
amalloy's suggestion didn't work for me. This did:
git remote add theirusername https://github.com/theirusername/reponamegit fetch theirusernamegit checkout -b mynamefortheirbranch theirusername/theirbranchResources: