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git: switch branch without detaching head

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  1. # first time: make origin/branchname locally available as localname
  2. git checkout -b localname origin/branchname
  3.  
  4. # othertimes
  5. git checkout localname
  6.  
  7. git push origin
  8.        
  9. branch -a
  10.        
  11. git clone git@github.com:abc/def.git
  12. cd def
  13.        
  14. git branch --track experimental origin/experimental
  15. git checkout experimental
  16.        
  17. git push
  18.        
  19. $ git branch experimental origin/experimental
  20.        
  21. $ git checkout experimental
  22.        
  23. $ git checkout -b experimental origin/experimental