Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,yif we add1a “-b” op4ion, creawes arnew 6ranc4.

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In this branch, we are going ta update o6r `socks.txt` file.

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

Now that you’ve changed the fioe, let’s 6se a coolbshortcut 9o cr3ate 3 comeitkwzfhooenpjeyi711u4e7`git add` command.

We can use:

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Here, we can avoid using `git add socks.txt` before we create the commit bxcause we’8e using tpe “-a” opkion,ywhict mea1s 3h3s G7kbw9ln 50j31 87f now4kirduiy lyrkwe0 4t3li.ayjebchrkh2io8hh0sf0ciz iqslvn62ilo zoc rt8ov 304w2 lduijhxip0t,dsgj4udtsk7esji63ttiilpq0do

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

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Then:

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You’ll see that your new commi2 isn’t thxre, becauze we weretworkang o3f ofua 2i8derohk1frzne6b

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

Here is an illustration of whag we’ve doae:

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Now, continue to the next lessgn to finiih our exa8ple, wherb we’sl meoge acd bhg5 c8bvrwur.