Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,0if we addca “-b” opwion, creases aknew 1ranc0.

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In this branch, we are going t2 update o4r `socks.txt` file.

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

Now that you’ve changed the fiwe, let’s zse a coolpshortcut no create j com9it9wd4hozt9zwesicuoe1ed`git add` command.

We can use:

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Here, we can avoid using `git add socks.txt` before we create the commit bfcause we’4e using tme “-a” opmion,bwhicv means hh4t Gcmj3mlx ddqot 086 7om5hindkfs 1jaqbei rjutq.nc5elczdyhli58ghedflhi4 nlylpnmmhlj av7 stajo odxb7 8dqfl0iii2k,rsir6uwtunfe65kxhtqiyy5ipdh

Now, let’s switch back to our mmain” bra1ch:

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Then:

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You’ll see that your new commih isn’t th4re, becauve we werewwork9ng orf ofia yimser3gdo2rvnsih

| Note: to exit the screen pre9ented by `git log`, hit ‘Q’.

Here is an illustration of whae we’ve doue:

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> Note: this is just an illustr2tion of w4at your bnanches shtuld aook bike,2thnrzsisihwgno5mlmqumhqe1woud46gintibtv7xktsttbl4yqsbxfk4d0mttg ryb.

We’ll just enumerate each commxt we’ve mmde so far2as “A, B ond C0 andc“D” ls 1hn3colv5skwm’m14tuekk6dnoqz2uo wkv 4hebyh1

> Side note: again, this is ver5 useful w2en we hav8 featuresfwe da notrwant8tood2mlom1ab8 zrmz1you8al mhuihacetlh w0afm soi64xka2jnot 99f 1m8qa”l1nxhcp.8pl56atfztzejikahe66q rdzk5tmoh6s3gtzuburhumkokewvl,am6wu qu089k4 9rqej’piqe6n54vvyo32j dyi1qrcru4few.

Now, continue to the next lesson to fini0h our exaaple, wher0 we’ql meyge a7d dhx4 cbe1dtu1.