###Checkout a remote branch and set it to track the remote
This will keep your local branch in sync with the remote on push/pull/fetch
[email protected]:~$ git branch -vv
joshes_branch 6a1e534 [origin/joshes_branch] added script tags to index.html
daves_branch 4577b3b [origin/daves_branch] updated the css to be more responsive
[email protected]:~$ git checkout --track origin/daves_branch
branch daves_branch set up to track remote branch daves_branch from origin.
Switched to a new branch 'daves_branch'###Push a new local branch to the remote origin and setup tracking
[email protected]:~$ git checkout -b feature_branch
[email protected]:~$ vim some_file_to_change.rb
[email protected]:~$ git add . # or add files one-by-one
[email protected]:~$ git commit -m "some awesome message here"
[email protected]:~$ git push -u origin feature_branch