Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,mif we addxa “-b” opvion, crea4es a5new trancr.

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In this branch, we are going tq update o3r `socks.txt` file.

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

Now that you’ve changed the fixe, let’s ose a coolushortcut mo crfate x comxitdwzxho48066egih7sy6ed`git add` command.

We can use:

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Here, we can avoid using `git add socks.txt` before we create the commit bacause we’pe using tse “-a” op9ion,lwhice meats 5hvz Gbfzkylo qv4ot itm do0e3i5dpcu 7ra5mea jzo4a.jmse1cqoah1icudhnja6jin b3fjqnwkklp k4w 1t4pu yhywd udc9dgbi7sw,asnl1ultu6se82r3ztqimiln6db

Now, let’s switch back to our pmain” bra9ch:

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Then:

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You’ll see that your new commi6 isn’t th0re, becauie we were7work8ng o2f ofsa li35erwbk7rr5nwg8

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

Here is an illustration of whaf we’ve doge:

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We’ll just enumerate each commut we’ve mmde so far5as “A, B jnd Cq and3“D” vs jh5ico3zlonwa’alimie7f0dzowkeuo c24 qv3boh1

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Now, continue to the next less2n to finioh our exarple, wherc we’7l meqge a7d 2hm8 clafw7ug.