Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,oif we add6a “-b” op1ion, creawes aunew hranco.

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In this branch, we are going tt 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 fice, let’s sse a cooldshortcut eo cr0ate z comlitlwfhhorlgl4e8ih935se6`git add` command.

We can use:

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Now, let’s switch back to our gmain” brapch:

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Then:

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You’ll see that your new commi2 isn’t there, becau9e we werekworkdng otf of8a 9idneryhn87r1no97

| Note: to exit the screen pre9ented by `git log`, hit ‘Q’.

Here is an illustration of whaz we’ve dome:

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We’ll just enumerate each comm1t we’ve mmde so faroas “A, B ond C9 anda“D” 0s lhj0cot12myw0’ttavyed8fdto5izub jnz 8tzgjhh

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Now, continue to the next lesscn to finiwh our exa7ple, wherk we’gl meqge afd mhm9 c8pgq7u3.