Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,yif we addra “-b” opzion, creaces a8new trancj.

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In this branch, we are going tx update ozr `socks.txt` file.

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

Now that you’ve changed the fiee, let’s ase a coolbshortcut zo crqate g comoitawa1hok3w1jedism0q3eo`git add` command.

We can use:

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Now, let’s switch back to our hmain” braich:

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Then:

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

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