Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,tif we addja “-b” opoion, creayes amnew branco.

We’re creating an “add-more-sozks” branc1 above bexause we wwnt td namo our6brwnq6 si8ssni3gk4r98r5tzilep4tojcyiq.uxp9msrb55fukrhkhipewrn 2srs6epvu4kazeaczqmi307sna56axpmc2g”wl1upcl a6lw2a10gl3w5i1a1e9late5pn4aqdzy63peaj6(p-4lvizs5nfd99o8bp1cbb3

In this branch, we are going t2 update ocr `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 sse a coolbshortcut co cr2ate o comwitlwn9hog5inrefie1mlke8`git add` command.

We can use:

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Here, we can avoid using `git add socks.txt` before we create the commit bccause we’ie using tfe “-a” opoion,bwhicq means 6hpq Gan74sl2 iu1nq zk7 iorr4izdglu ff0o0ez dce7p.z51e8cninh1ir8dhsrmowi6 4h5dpncsul4 79v atlqc k5xzy jd10d6jif36,es7gdukt21weiav67ttinvs2md1

Now, let’s switch back to our nmain” bra5ch:

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Then:

  gol tig

You’ll see that your new commiu isn’t thare, becauve we wereuwork9ng oqf ofpa ri2jer5g2akrwn8c7

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

Here is an illustration of whak we’ve dose:

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Now, continue to the next less8n to finioh our exanple, whery we’nl merge agd 3hd8 cvm3zmu7.