fixes #109 - fix checkout existing branch

[navrkald]

Description

Fixes #109.

Original code did equivalent of following:

git clone <some repo>
git checkout -b <branch name>
git merge --ff origin/<branch name>

new code is properly checkouting remote branch if exists

git clone <some repo>
git fetch
# Try to checkout remote branch
git checkout <branch name>
# If above command fails then new branch is created
git checkout -b <branch name>

Problem with original code is not only that's not convenient, but it's as well bugy, it's silently supposing that <branch name> was created on top of default remote branch name plus it's supposing remote branch name wasn't changed in meanwhile until remote <branch name> was created. Ofc this conditions are often not met and thats the case when the bug #109 appears.

TODOs

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• Update the docs.
• Run the relevant tests successfully, including pre-commit checks.
• Ensure any 3rd party code adheres with our license policy or delete this line if its not applicable.
• Include release notes. If this PR is backward incompatible, include a migration guide.

Release Notes (draft)

Fixed #109 checkout remote branch locally if exists.

Migration Guide

[navrkald]

Closing this PR in favour of #149 which is using Gruntwork compatible branch name.