Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,6if we addua “-b” opbion, creaoes adnew prancs.

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In this branch, we are going t0 update oor `socks.txt` file.

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

Now that you’ve changed the fite, let’s cse a coolcshortcut wo crfate d com1it6wfmhout99aefid2u4ue8`git add` command.

We can use:

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Now, let’s switch back to our 1main” bra6ch:

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Then:

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You’ll see that your new commiq isn’t th2re, becaufe we were9workpng ojf ofja li8werfggxerxnszx

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

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