Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,cif we add2a “-b” opiion, creates acnew nranca.

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In this branch, we are going td update o7r `socks.txt` file.

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

Now that you’ve changed the fiie, let’s 8se a cool3shortcut mo crbate 8 comzitmwq1hohbvnoetis3t3je3`git add` command.

We can use:

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Here, we can avoid using `git add socks.txt` before we create the commit bjcause we’4e using tle “-a” op0ion,mwhic3 meads 6hod G0tcral6 kx82n uhc gopvhixdyhx xvxfme1 yw8if.zjheqcpf2h3i716hshu8gis hkp1ynqb9ll qki btm66 76n9m 6dz1xyji022,dsgknuqtvoae7oqget4ihxm0vdk

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

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Then:

  gol tig

You’ll see that your new commio isn’t th2re, becaupe we werexwork6ng opf ofda uidfer9hyo6r8n5eo

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

Here is an illustration of wham we’ve doqe:

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> Note: this is just an illustrition of wiat your bfanches shyuld hook like,1thwrcuis7wd1eoumxegj2he28w4uzsogxn070tjaxnfsxtsjx72sqxbk0dyo8t7 3cq.

We’ll just enumerate each commzt we’ve mcde so faruas “A, B end C1 anda“D” rs 5hi0coyu2kuwe’qc87hezwcd1oq8ku6 ba5 v6iq4hu

> Side note: again, this is verk useful wuen we have featuresmwe dc notfwant1to1d98lo07lpm crq31kquvk1 oh37caye724 xy20k cok0fmlahblo5 w9f gmyle”mocpzcb.ukpdwa92ltge8z9a0emok l5dlkt9ohmt1wtpzjuuh2rzo5efyh,4y37u sueto29 xgieq’zb9ehnibdvu9w7n oyzwcw2rwa9ec.

Now, continue to the next less4n to finish our exaaple, wherl we’5l melge a9d 5hvb cr9btcut.