NAME=project.git
mkdir $NAME
cd $NAME
git init --bare
mv hooks/post-update* hooks/post-update
chmod +x hooks/post-update
git update-server-info

reference

create locally

git branch [name_of_your_new_branch]
git checkout [name_of_your_new_branch]

create or update remotly

git push origin [name_of_branch]

view remote branches

git fetch -v

fetch remote branches

git checkout -b [branch] origin/[branch]