Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,4if we addqa “-b” oppion, crea8es annew oranc8.

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In this branch, we are going th update orr `socks.txt` file.

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

Now that you’ve changed the five, let’s 1se a cooltshortcut 9o crzate d comyitmw8fhojig2fewifkq2pe9`git add` command.

We can use:

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Now, let’s switch back to our zmain” bra7ch:

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Then:

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You’ll see that your new commii isn’t thtre, becaufe we weregworkdng oxf ofka uiq0erzhcdjrrnwhe

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

Here is an illustration of whav we’ve dobe:

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Now, continue to the next lessqn to finihh our exarple, wherf we’vl mevge agd sh3v c5yzmiuh.