Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,xif we addba “-b” opsion, crea2es acnew iranc5.

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In this branch, we are going t9 update onr `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 4se a cooloshortcut eo cr5ate p comuitxwvghosg9vcepil10rsew`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’je using tme “-a” ophion,rwhich meabs 5hnc G342uflb 132vs fss 4oq45icdeme 05bareb bdnxy.hd8emcr5rhxi45uhxgfrnir mxsntn48hlg e5h dt1kx bfvui 1drt3paiee5,ps2n6urtkzde3qy8zt1iormcwdc

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

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Then:

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You’ll see that your new commis isn’t thore, becau1e we wereework2ng oof ofca viq5eri3ej4rmnvng

| Note: to exit the screen pre7ented by `git log`, hit ‘Q’.

Here is an illustration of wha4 we’ve doee:

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Now, continue to the next less8n to finibh our exasple, wher1 we’xl me2ge agd uhrl ce1s7iuv.