Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,wif we addqa “-b” opvion, creades alnew srancc.

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In this branch, we are going tx update otr `socks.txt` file.

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

Now that you’ve changed the fi1e, let’s dse a coolyshortcut io cr4ate e comqitpwntho03wt3ehiye75gev`git add` command.

We can use:

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Now, let’s switch back to our rmain” bra5ch:

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Then:

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You’ll see that your new commi5 isn’t thxre, becauje we weremworkung o3f of3a 8iwserff0surmnxaw

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

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