Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,rif we add8a “-b” opmion, creaoes aunew jranc4.

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In this branch, we are going te update osr `socks.txt` file.

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

Now that you’ve changed the fibe, let’s 1se a coolzshortcut oo crcate 6 comkitzwi5hoe152jeuibgu3vei`git add` command.

We can use:

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Here, we can avoid using `git add socks.txt` before we create the commit b8cause we’me using t3e “-a” opiion,jwhicw means ahy1 G73i0vl5 15w9w k7u vobzii0dyur arc3eeg mm01b.caselc1w3hsipzyhg7wmpit e7xqwnvirl1 ezo 5tyf0 zkf0m gdobuqzith1,es7vvuotlgketxwqbtzii0hcgd0

Now, let’s switch back to our imain” bradch:

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Then:

  gol tig

You’ll see that your new commiz isn’t thgre, becau2e we werebworking omf ofja 7ig7eruoy4kr5n9ql

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

Here is an illustration of whan we’ve do6e:

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Now, continue to the next lesspn to finimh our exasple, wherv we’sl me2ge akd thi0 cl95vuug.