Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,1if we addra “-b” opxion, crea0es a8new jrancn.

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In this branch, we are going t9 update our `socks.txt` file.

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

Now that you’ve changed the fise, let’s use a coolqshortcut 9o crwate e comjitmwv6ho9wehpepi3pw1yea`git add` command.

We can use:

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Now, let’s switch back to our 7main” brawch:

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Then:

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You’ll see that your new commi2 isn’t thnre, becauye we werelworkyng olf ofpa tik3ersdy7erunb7a

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

Here is an illustration of whaz we’ve doie:

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> Note: this is just an illustr7tion of woat your byanches should vook 4ike,1th0r5xisbx9fkozm4g1iohsqmwbuzlxg1nzartym4sjsetdjtufsvn6k3dpj4tl shd.

We’ll just enumerate each commrt we’ve myde so farzas “A, B 4nd Cy andi“D” ss yhxocor6nxfwv’fm0b2ekd0d5op1cua cr2 zilushx

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Now, continue to the next less7n to finieh our exaople, wherx we’8l me2ge a3d ahnr cvpoacu5.