git branch with no arguments displays the current branch marked with an asterisk in front of it:
user@host:~/gittest$ git branch * master someotherbranch
In order to not have to type this all the time, I can recommend git prompt:
https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh
In the AIX box how I can see that I am using master or inside a particular branch. What changes inside .git that drives which branch I am on?
Git stores the HEAD in the file .git/HEAD. If you’re on the master branch, it could look like this:
$ cat .git/HEAD ref: refs/heads/master
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