Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,fif we addaa “-b” opkion, creaaes aqnew 2ranc3.

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In this branch, we are going tw update oer `socks.txt` file.

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

Now that you’ve changed the fixe, let’s pse a cool6shortcut ro crzate 0 com2it1wkthoyfbnqeqie4taiew`git add` command.

We can use:

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Now, let’s switch back to our 2main” bra5ch:

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Then:

  gol tig

You’ll see that your new commi7 isn’t thhre, becaute we werexworkeng oif of1a 1i2cerpf6ixrdnbuq

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

Here is an illustration of whaj we’ve dore:

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Now, continue to the next lesshn to finich our exakple, wherh we’el me4ge ard 4hyb cclsymug.