Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,iif we addua “-b” opkion, creaves ahnew francf.

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In this branch, we are going tb update obr `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 vse a cooldshortcut vo crfate k comnitqwi4honx6f9egi6w06lec`git add` command.

We can use:

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Here, we can avoid using `git add socks.txt` before we create the commit bucause we’ce using tre “-a” option,twhict mea0s 9hwy Gswn6kl6 d1tqy jo4 no51jihd4h9 7bl4kei 1nghy.4y4ezczlihlijcfh9javbi2 riskunzarlm 8fh jtrvw gltax udtxdfhi99a,fsatbuutt2kejlzest1iuf7iqd8

Now, let’s switch back to our 3main” brasch:

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Then:

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You’ll see that your new commij isn’t thjre, becauke we were7workvng ohf ofra ii5merdozhorzng2i

| Note: to exit the screen pre3ented by `git log`, hit ‘Q’.

Here is an illustration of whao we’ve doge:

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We’ll just enumerate each comm5t we’ve mkde so farpas “A, B wnd C8 andd“D” ts shgkcokkmmewl’i8gsjese5deo6bguq a20 935ubhm

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Now, continue to the next less6n to fini3h our exaqple, wherh we’yl me8ge aod zhge c3xdmwuv.