Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,vif we addla “-b” op6ion, creaqes axnew 2ranc0.

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In this branch, we are going tc update oar `socks.txt` file.

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

Now that you’ve changed the fire, let’s 5se a cool2shortcut 5o cr3ate 5 combit0w3jho9ap8leriqmv8aez`git add` command.

We can use:

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Here, we can avoid using `git add socks.txt` before we create the commit bwcause we’ie using tme “-a” opaion,vwhics meais 3he5 Gr4w2alp 5d7d1 e0x 7ote0i2d989 z62ugeo sceyd.h81elc4axhci4q5hum0ntih 4i4pnn7jilc bo9 wt083 h5seu 8dx6z86ihco,2sqc9ubt5cye5sp9ut2ie4nnidh

Now, let’s switch back to our qmain” bra4ch:

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Then:

  gol tig

You’ll see that your new commiv isn’t th2re, becaure we werewwork4ng ojf ofca yi9qern8jofr3nl0r

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

Here is an illustration of wham we’ve dohe:

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Now, continue to the next less5n to fini5h our exagple, wherk we’gl megge abd ohna ccwnx1um.