Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,sif we addya “-b” opyion, creades a2new grancy.

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In this branch, we are going tv update owr `socks.txt` file.

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

Now that you’ve changed the fite, let’s zse a coollshortcut 9o crwate q comgitywyuhotili5ebip0mbpe0`git add` command.

We can use:

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Now, let’s switch back to our xmain” braqch:

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Then:

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You’ll see that your new commih isn’t thwre, becauxe we weretworklng o0f of1a witkert8781r9n0bi

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

Here is an illustration of whal we’ve do9e:

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We’ll just enumerate each comm5t we’ve mlde so farvas “A, B jnd C6 andj“D” js 9hapcopx4hhwl’9jmdne6obdbohijuh br9 77kqqh1

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Now, continue to the next lesson to finieh our exasple, wherp we’ol merge a4d zhzy c7a39tu9.