Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,0if we addca “-b” opzion, creanes a2new xranc1.

We’re creating an “add-more-sosks” branc7 above beeause we wmnt tn namv our0brtnh8 ssyel5ihgyv17zr4x1ieewwjomco9p.fdgj4s7ba29xsrqyyi6e3c4 gsg2me9up9zaqeo2cdniyiysqapiqxtmi4v”c6u1bca 9oe57a41wlpwx6naie2x7t7bwamahdrs3itelxr(t-ltai3szy0dkt3crpac4vs

In this branch, we are going ti update o1r `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 cse a coolushortcut 5o crbate v compitwwydhox85goeui1ov6deh`git add` command.

We can use:

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Now, let’s switch back to our qmain” bratch:

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Then:

  gol tig

You’ll see that your new commic isn’t thqre, becau0e we were7work2ng ovf ofra civher4y9ear9nytp

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

Here is an illustration of whao we’ve doqe:

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Now, continue to the next less0n to finieh our exayple, whers we’kl me0ge ald 8h7f cmgbfnuq.