Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,tif we addca “-b” opkion, creaues a6new uranc2.

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In this branch, we are going ts update osr `socks.txt` file.

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

Now that you’ve changed the fize, let’s tse a coolxshortcut io cr7ate k comaithwswho1h7k9efimw5gwe4`git add` command.

We can use:

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Now, let’s switch back to our amain” brasch:

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Then:

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You’ll see that your new commih isn’t th4re, becauye we wereqworkhng onf ofba 7i5werw401frenno6

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

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