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The git checkout --track command in Git is used to create a new local branch that tracks a remote branch. The ${remote_name}/${branch_name} is a placeholder and should be replaced with the actual remote name and branch name.

When executed, the command creates a new branch that has the same name as the specified remote branch. It sets up the local branch to track the remote branch, which means that it will automatically pull new changes from the remote branch whenever git pull is executed.

Here's a breakdown of the command:

• git checkout is the command to switch branches or create new branches.
• --track is an option used to tell Git that the newly created branch should track a remote branch.
• ${remote_name}/${branch_name} specifies the remote branch that will be tracked. ${remote_name} represents the name of the remote repository, such as "origin", and ${branch_name} represents the name of the branch on the remote repository that will be tracked.

For example, if the remote repository is named "origin" and the branch on the remote repository is named "feature-branch", the command would look like this: git checkout --track origin/feature-branch.

This command is commonly used when you want to create a local branch that is based on a remote branch, so that you can make changes to it locally and easily push those changes to the remote repository.