git checkout error when switching branch.

git checkout -b local-name origin/remote-name

fatal: git checkout: updating paths is incompatible with switching branches.
Did you intend to checkout 'origin/remote-name' which can not be resolved as commit?

sloving way:

git remote show origin

If the remote branch you want to checkout is under "New remote branches" and not "Tracked remote branches" then you need to fetch them first:

git remote update

git fetch

Now it should work:
git checkout -b local-name origin/remote-name