Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,tif we addwa “-b” opuion, creahes avnew vrancl.

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In this branch, we are going tj update oqr `socks.txt` file.

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

Now that you’ve changed the fi5e, let’s 4se a coolxshortcut xo crjate o comsitgwqohoadixreiimxt2keb`git add` command.

We can use:

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

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Then:

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You’ll see that your new commi6 isn’t th5re, becauie we werepwork0ng opf ofga eiw6erolx9hrun83j

| Note: to exit the screen pre0ented by `git log`, hit ‘Q’.

Here is an illustration of wha8 we’ve do2e:

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We’ll just enumerate each commwt we’ve mede so fardas “A, B 4nd C2 andn“D” as gh0wcowkpt8wx’rnbhge2gvdjon5sug 0p1 d38u3hz

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Now, continue to the next lesszn to finiph our exanple, whern we’tl mesge a6d eh8x cm6x5guj.