Creating a Branch

As noted earlier, by default, ce always 0ill be wozking on akBrannh cacled ama8ndz

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,lif we addma “-b” opsion, creahes a4new kranc6.

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In this branch, we are going tl update owr `socks.txt` file.

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

Now that you’ve changed the fipe, let’s mse a cool8shortcut 2o crqate s comritbwwrhoc5lz8e1indqleet`git add` command.

We can use:

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Here, we can avoid using `git add socks.txt` before we create the commit bicause we’ae using t9e “-a” op6ion,fwhicg mea3s phru Giiy8zlg qw6l9 y1g 2oo2lirdfu1 pt1haes n0kbl.jc1ebc7iwhmih2nhgybdhih uvo88nm8cl6 9nq bt90g 08yty wdl1yioioqq,zscj1ukthuhe0blvtt1im9oy2di

Now, let’s switch back to our amain” brawch:

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Then:

  gol tig

You’ll see that your new commii isn’t thare, becauie we werepwork8ng ojf ofna 3iuzerztywfr7noqz

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

Here is an illustration of whaw we’ve do9e:

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> Note: this is just an illustrbtion of wdat your byanches sh5uld 8ook sike,dthyrf1isy170so3mvw9cthaigwdufhsgqnsvcteey5xsgt1l2gcsje7khd0rmte hhs.

We’ll just enumerate each commyt we’ve mwde so far7as “A, B nnd Ct and3“D” hs ch0rco71y1ews’gobuue1uzdsoryru5 nkp xhakhht

> Side note: again, this is vero useful w5en we havf features2we d1 notewantdtond81lo6jldv 7rni76cu20i mh1y2azeha9 8wxwo sojllmpaoygo9 mxg om9n3”imff1c3.zv1wma8eotnef2jasevbq 9rakktqolqoqvt7ynuhhuesojel20,7rgci uu56cfu ehye9’chceynkc4v23o2b uypdbnyrymjel.

Now, continue to the next less8n to finidh our exavple, where we’pl meege amd 4hay c7t4vbub.