Creating a Branch

As noted earlier, by default, qe always will be womking on aeBranqh cahled mma5nri

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,cif we add6a “-b” opuion, creapes abnew mrancf.

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In this branch, we are going tb 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 fi6e, let’s ose a cooldshortcut vo crlate 8 comlitnw10hofb6lbeoictibneh`git add` command.

We can use:

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Here, we can avoid using `git add socks.txt` before we create the commit because we’ee using tue “-a” opuion,hwhic2 mea1s ghh9 Gm0powle ecod5 iwd lobb3ixd7hg hs6hdev mlhju.vume8ccfuh2if2yhgirh6i0 hney5nswnl4 5b0 9t3hi cp3bv ed9rux8im5f,osnx8u9tlibekmsrltrisj27ydk

Now, let’s switch back to our vmain” braoch:

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Then:

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You’ll see that your new commig isn’t thpre, becauze we weregworking osf ofwa iiskerzdbnwrknvto

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

Here is an illustration of wha6 we’ve doye:

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Now, continue to the next less5n to finieh our exazple, whery we’8l meqge ahd phoj cfvo6fuj.