Add a branch to git repository

> git clone [git url]

By default the branch is master
> git branch
* master

create a branch with the current repository
> git branch publish

check the new created branch by
> git branch
* master
publish

Change the default repository
> git checkout publish

Now you can see the Head is pointing to the publish branch
> git branch
master
* publish

Now change something in the repository or add any file and the
> git push master publish

To see the difference Do
> git checkout master

Whatever changes you have made in the previous check-in will not be reflected in the current repository