I checked out dev branch of the TEI repo, then created a new branch:

| $ git status -uno

| On branch dev

| Your branch is up to date with 'origin/dev'.

| nothing to commit (use -u to show untracked files)

| $ git checkout -b sydb_2279

| Switched to a new branch 'sydb_2279'

Then I made a bunch of changes, making a few commits. Then I went to

push my new branch up so y'all could play with it:

| $ git status -uno

| On branch sydb_2279

| nothing to commit (use -u to show untracked files)

| $ git push -u

| Branch 'dev' set up to track remote branch 'dev' from 'origin'.

| Branch 'gender' set up to track remote branch 'gender' from 'origin'.

| Everything up-to-date

Huh? And the sydb_2279 branch is *not* pushed up to gitHub. What

gives?