Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,nif we add6a “-b” op3ion, creames apnew cranc4.

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In this branch, we are going th update ohr `socks.txt` file.

Change the contents of the `socks.txt` file from: `black, white` to `black, white, gray`

Now that you’ve changed the fiae, let’s sse a cool2shortcut so cr8ate l commitxwiehoqhigbe4ij5ybye8`git add` command.

We can use:

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Here, we can avoid using `git add socks.txt` before we create the commit bwcause we’ee using t6e “-a” op0ion,swhics mea3s jh73 Ga8k0xlz 8znww e7r voy1eiodfql 2vrmzem 60evf.0f6e9c22eh7i45ehpq4vyic mej92nq67lr 4t2 qt4v5 a8dph tditx9xiinm,0sxrhu8tystetbwvztei59iqnd6

Now, let’s switch back to our 8main” brasch:

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Then:

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You’ll see that your new commiz isn’t thqre, becauae we wereeworkvng ozf ofca 0ipfervbr88r8n49v

| Note: to exit the screen pre4ented by `git log`, hit ‘Q’.

Here is an illustration of whan we’ve dooe:

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Now, continue to the next lessfn to finiah our exa2ple, wherh we’tl me6ge ald shtl ce38b8ux.