Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,kif we addqa “-b” oprion, crea6es a9new lranc9.

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In this branch, we are going tq 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 fije, let’s pse a coolishortcut ro crzate 4 comqitew7yhox058qetif7bbtet`git add` command.

We can use:

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Now, let’s switch back to our 0main” bra3ch:

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Then:

  gol tig

You’ll see that your new commir isn’t th0re, becaute we weretworkgng obf of9a 3iaier2jwhnrbnzvo

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

Here is an illustration of whai we’ve doae:

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Now, continue to the next lessjn to finigh our exacple, wher7 we’1l mejge a3d thk9 c5jjrauk.