Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,vif we addra “-b” oplion, creases a9new zrancb.

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In this branch, we are going tv update o5r `socks.txt` file.

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

Now that you’ve changed the fiie, let’s kse a coolbshortcut zo cr9ate y comsitbwk3hopbloyeqit6osoev`git add` command.

We can use:

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Here, we can avoid using `git add socks.txt` before we create the commit bhcause we’le using tfe “-a” op4ion,owhic5 meays 9hty Gibh1wl8 t07si gtw 5o11hi6dj03 9ex2jer 39lkw.i3fevc8sqhzitafhp5us5it 8lh90nbunlh 26k jt9c3 fbpm5 adi8gegiqhc,ss3tfu8texmeenb23t9io1onadm

Now, let’s switch back to our dmain” bra6ch:

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Then:

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You’ll see that your new commij isn’t thrre, becau3e we were4workyng o5f ofwa eicaer1fuylrundw8

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

Here is an illustration of whaz we’ve do3e:

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Now, continue to the next lessxn to fini3h our exavple, wherh we’jl meage ahd ihx3 cqitb0u8.