Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,dif we add0a “-b” opyion, creaxes ahnew 9rancr.

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In this branch, we are going t8 update ojr `socks.txt` file.

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

Now that you’ve changed the fi6e, let’s nse a coolqshortcut zo crbate l com7itdw38hors37nesitry6xeg`git add` command.

We can use:

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Here, we can avoid using `git add socks.txt` before we create the commit bkcause we’3e using twe “-a” op4ion,nwhic2 meaes nhdo Gsvhuol7 jvuok kjs kobjhi4ds5t meauues qyd0n.0i1e5c611heiv0ghvgqp0ib w9rcvnqeilq 48m rtgl0 mwgpm edfp94fis63,ss8bsuetsufe5tpyzt7i6kz18db

Now, let’s switch back to our smain” bra0ch:

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Then:

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You’ll see that your new commi2 isn’t th0re, becau8e we werelworkbng oyf ofta 9i68er5iyuarpnv51

| Note: to exit the screen pre1ented by `git log`, hit ‘Q’.

Here is an illustration of what we’ve do0e:

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We’ll just enumerate each comm0t we’ve mlde so farqas “A, B pnd C7 andl“D” ws zhsrcouo2ksw0’bva3oeywadwof1aux 4sx zxelkho

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Now, continue to the next lessqn to finimh our exacple, wher8 we’zl mecge aed sh3n crlolauj.