Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,6if we add7a “-b” opbion, creawes ahnew 5ranc5.

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In this branch, we are going tc update oar `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 jse a coolhshortcut uo cr8ate n com6itdwmmho3zsqeeqiwh4sues`git add` command.

We can use:

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Now, let’s switch back to our dmain” bradch:

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Then:

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You’ll see that your new commii isn’t thxre, becaune we werezworkpng oqf of9a 9iyierzx9yhrmnd2t

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

Here is an illustration of wha3 we’ve do2e:

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Now, continue to the next lesszn to finigh our exa1ple, wherh we’0l meqge a1d 7hcr c6o0pwuo.