That you did is as expected. Do this:

 git fetch origin # updates the remote repository
 git checkout -b perfmon3 origin/perfmon3 # creates a new branch from perfmon3

-Robert

On 27.10.08 14:58:37, Corey J Ashford wrote:
> Hi Stephane,
> 
> Today I tried getting the perfmon3 branch from git, and was unsuccessful. 
> Here are the commands I ran:
> 
> % git clone 
> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/eranian/linux-2.6
> 
> This succeeded, and then I tried:
> 
> % git-checkout perfmon3
> error: pathspec 'perfmon3' did not match any file(s) known to git.
> Did you forget to 'git add'?
> 
> But this wasn't a known branch, so then I tried just
> 
> git branch -r
> 
> and it shows:
> 
> abat-js22-2.ltc.austin.ibm.com:corey-55% git branch -r
>   origin/HEAD
>   origin/master
>   origin/perfmon3
> 
> 
> So I tried
> 
> % git checkout origin/perfmon3
> Note: moving to "origin/perfmon3" which isn't a local branch
> If you want to create a new branch from this checkout, you may do so
> (now or later) by using -b with the checkout command again. Example:
>   git checkout -b <new_branch_name>
> HEAD is now at f738655... perfmon: refresh documentation
> 
> 
> I would have expected to get a bunch of different files.  Just to see if 
> it was somehow on the right branch anyway, I tried:
> 
> % git-branch
> * (no branch)
>   master
> 
> Please pardon my lack of git skills here.  What am I doing wrong?  What's 
> the proper sequence to get the perfmon3 branch of code?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> - Corey
> 
> Regards,
> 
> - Corey
> 
> Corey Ashford
> Software Engineer
> IBM Linux Technology Center, Linux Toolchain
> Beaverton, OR 
> 503-578-3507 
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