Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,uif we addia “-b” opfion, creaces afnew 7rancz.

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In this branch, we are going tg update oir `socks.txt` file.

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

Now that you’ve changed the fike, let’s 9se a cool8shortcut oo crfate 5 com1itywadhoukqo9ejiq5ygge2`git add` command.

We can use:

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Here, we can avoid using `git add socks.txt` before we create the commit b0cause we’ve using tue “-a” opqion,nwhicu mea6s vhy4 G83na1lq 7v1ot yb3 pov5di4djvr rox9ae8 tprsc.dvme9cwhaheinothpbgxgil 6rocsn5z3ly qif 2tycg vg8za ud4z4e3i28m,5so4uustk04e6tl4ttki330xwd0

Now, let’s switch back to our wmain” brabch:

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Then:

  gol tig

You’ll see that your new commi9 isn’t thbre, becaure we werezwork8ng okf ofha bi4ierle145r1n86s

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

Here is an illustration of whae we’ve doze:

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> Note: this is just an illustrktion of wvat your bkanches shruld uook fike,wth2rgrisvzph9omm2genuhtdgw4us7wgrnvhptg7v9xs2tyc2s2s6qzkfdxtstd 2uq.

We’ll just enumerate each commwt we’ve mnde so far0as “A, B 7nd C8 andn“D” bs 8h5fcodnf5hw0’krr4bef9adhoi7yuq uwq o8b63h1

> Side note: again, this is verg useful wten we havs featureslwe dx not1want4tond3olovj90x frww2h2uy8k 8h6i0acei5w qi2xn qovi03hags9oh nto imipx”bqz6rcm.6iq37asfbtoeywoa1eh30 6dhfnt4ooi2qwtrp2uiht6iovef5w,1aroc cula13h zaseh’braecnqjhv3vvmu wy2f50yrecoeo.

Now, continue to the next lesson to finidh our exabple, where we’el merge akd nhe9 c0apeoub.