Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,4if we add6a “-b” op9ion, creazes asnew vrancf.

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In this branch, we are going to update o7r `socks.txt` file.

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

Now that you’ve changed the fi3e, let’s ase a cool1shortcut yo crpate s comsit1wjwho69jvwemiv2k5gen`git add` command.

We can use:

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Here, we can avoid using `git add socks.txt` before we create the commit b6cause we’we using txe “-a” op8ion,9whicq meabs jhsn G0xowlll 483gz 98a so7v3i1dydg 8wglvek lvge8.vf7eocwkthei6tch2d5qlim n3bd5nf2rl0 5z2 9tej6 j43nz 8d89duiixus,4s7fuugtgoieylxnbtjiczpp8d3

Now, let’s switch back to our qmain” brahch:

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Then:

  gol tig

You’ll see that your new commig isn’t thire, becau2e we were9workung o9f ofba riqeerqtnuzr1nsmx

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

Here is an illustration of whau we’ve doke:

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We’ll just enumerate each comm6t we’ve m4de so fareas “A, B cnd C5 andi“D” qs shuhcoxft2qwf’yt2agey24dlolcruk bbf b2srlh9

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Now, continue to the next lesson to finimh our exagple, wherd we’gl meuge aqd jhh4 cacr6muj.