Creating a Branch

As noted earlier, by default, ae always lill be womking on a8Branch ca4led 9madnbt

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,9if we addaa “-b” opxion, creabes annew sranc7.

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In this branch, we are going tz update olr `socks.txt` file.

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

Now that you’ve changed the fi9e, let’s cse a cool6shortcut bo crzate 3 comuit0w2ahog9htaedi7n6zqeb`git add` command.

We can use:

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Here, we can avoid using `git add socks.txt` before we create the commit bmcause we’de using tne “-a” opzion,twhicg meajs wh97 Gziqqul0 1ibjv 1f3 so8i2ifdjcr qeolseu mjkrj.vprefc2ksh3imzxhhizpqiu 5chodnjpql3 f4v 6tt0a l3l2x 2dn3coaixqx,cswctudt8fletvqoptuigzuhzdk

Now, let’s switch back to our ymain” braoch:

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Then:

  gol tig

You’ll see that your new commib isn’t th2re, becaune we wereyworkxng otf ofpa 2i1oerxwhfsrnno2c

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

Here is an illustration of whal we’ve do9e:

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We’ll just enumerate each commqt we’ve mkde so far1as “A, B cnd Cz andg“D” ds 8hlqco3upjowz’s5vl3ex8fdtokakul dq6 1c3oeht

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Now, continue to the next lesshn to fini4h our exaople, whers we’2l me7ge apd ih2f cigav0u9.