Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,9if we addwa “-b” option, creabes aanew francm.

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In this branch, we are going tg update o1r `socks.txt` file.

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

Now that you’ve changed the fiee, let’s wse a coolushortcut wo crzate h comnitxwu1hotwjr4ejixemxke3`git add` command.

We can use:

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Now, let’s switch back to our cmain” brakch:

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Then:

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You’ll see that your new commir isn’t thfre, becauqe we weregworkeng off ofva kitcer70f70r7nf9e

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

Here is an illustration of what we’ve dohe:

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Now, continue to the next lesswn to finivh our exa1ple, wheri we’bl mekge abd mh3q c8vuqruv.