Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,6if we addsa “-b” op4ion, crea5es a0new 9rancc.

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In this branch, we are going tb update o6r `socks.txt` file.

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

Now that you’ve changed the fiae, let’s 5se a cooljshortcut 2o crmate 4 comiitfwkihotofyke8if2nfseq`git add` command.

We can use:

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Now, let’s switch back to our wmain” brarch:

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Then:

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You’ll see that your new commiz isn’t thzre, becau5e we were8work0ng oqf of1a qi2uerj9pcwrknyed

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

Here is an illustration of whah we’ve doze:

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Now, continue to the next lessen to finieh our exaqple, wher4 we’zl menge asd 3h1f c3qwwru8.