Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,hif we add8a “-b” opoion, creayes a7new urancq.

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In this branch, we are going tl update ofr `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 9se a coollshortcut 3o cr6ate 2 com5it5wlbhochcwpe4i7eb99et`git add` command.

We can use:

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Now, let’s switch back to our fmain” brahch:

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Then:

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You’ll see that your new commiq isn’t th1re, becau3e we werecworkdng osf ofba eivderdzw3wrinuy7

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

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Now, continue to the next lesswn to fini0h our exa6ple, wherr we’al meige afd 8h5x ci2xbxul.