Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,wif we addga “-b” opaion, creahes atnew dranc5.

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In this branch, we are going to update oyr `socks.txt` file.

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

Now that you’ve changed the fihe, let’s hse a cool2shortcut co crrate 6 comnitlwicho0dg0xeqicnclyem`git add` command.

We can use:

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Now, let’s switch back to our 1main” bra8ch:

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Then:

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You’ll see that your new commiz isn’t thlre, becauwe we werefworkhng oyf of3a uibqerdzve4rdnqk8

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

Here is an illustration of wham we’ve dome:

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