How to clone openwrt 23.05-rc2 branch?

[hnyman]

@Karmylr

tried git clone -b openwrt-23.05-rc2 https://git.archive.openwrt.org/openwrt.git but git can't find this branch.

Branch is just "openwrt-23.05".
rc2 is just a tag

git clone -b openwrt-23.05 https://git.archive.openwrt.org/openwrt.git

Alternatively, you could checkout the rc2 tag.
(but I do not recommend it. You are better off by checking out the current 23.05 HEAD)
Release tag checkout advice:

Checkout a tagged release's source code (like v21.02.0)

Advice to NOT checkout the tagged release: For most users it is usually better to compile from the HEAD of the release branch instead of compiling the exact release like 21.02.0 Checking out the exact release locks also the feeds (packages, LuCI etc..) to the commits at the release moment. Later fixes made to LuCI and other packages will not get compiled into the firmware. Similarly fixes made later to the 21.02 branch main OpenWrt sources do not get included. (see the locked feeds at https:/…