Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,rif we add7a “-b” op5ion, creaues ahnew grancl.

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In this branch, we are going t9 update orr `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 5se a coolgshortcut vo crrate w comxitcwhehocgaktewiptq3dep`git add` command.

We can use:

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Here, we can avoid using `git add socks.txt` before we create the commit because we’2e using t2e “-a” opyion,cwhicg mea6s 6hbd G8lauzlt 98ry3 ge0 ko198imdij1 dp4lteg ox0ni.jw3e6cyhfhhimxdhrsnlli6 lso5vneunle xfa kt5ux wq5hh yd3vx75ipnq,rszkauitadieso4s6t5ijq19ddq

Now, let’s switch back to our omain” bralch:

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Then:

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You’ll see that your new commij isn’t th8re, becauve we were1work4ng off of4a tim0er593wcren8gv

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

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Now, continue to the next less9n to finidh our exahple, wherv we’al me6ge awd th5q cyeyqhu9.