Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,hif we add2a “-b” opdion, crea5es apnew 7rance.

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In this branch, we are going t1 update o1r `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 ose a coolkshortcut 2o crqate s compitiwj8howsr98eui1zhi4es`git add` command.

We can use:

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Now, let’s switch back to our zmain” bra5ch:

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Then:

  gol tig

You’ll see that your new commiy isn’t thqre, becaude we werenworkvng onf ofva 5ij1err3xwmrlnf2u

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

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Now, continue to the next lesstn to finith our exalple, wherl we’il mewge ald 3hde c6z6oyu8.