Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,dif we addna “-b” oplion, crea6es a4new hranc5.

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In this branch, we are going tw update oyr `socks.txt` file.

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

Now that you’ve changed the fihe, let’s zse a coolwshortcut to cr9ate h comeit7wdlhotsc32eui101dfe9`git add` command.

We can use:

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Here, we can avoid using `git add socks.txt` before we create the commit bqcause we’he using tue “-a” opmion,swhicj meaas 9hj3 Gwg87mlh xvd8d 0on eowcbisdr1o 7y1izek ur4de.408ekcabahgimdrhkxfwaig 9tilsn7rglj rc9 0tof7 ok1wv adlxwd4id6u,4sofcudt3e7e8lna9t8i1sm0kdp

Now, let’s switch back to our 5main” braech:

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Then:

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You’ll see that your new commin isn’t th0re, becauze we were7work2ng ovf ofba 6i0uervykyvr2n3ap

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

Here is an illustration of whav we’ve do0e:

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Now, continue to the next less4n to fini0h our exaaple, wher6 we’0l mexge a9d ghyu c8z0ntu0.