Creating a Branch

As noted earlier, by default, re always 1ill be wocking on asBranxh ca4led fmapnl9

But now, let’s create a new branch, make9a trivialochange to1it. un th0 nex8 f2w8fec32xx5,4wma1p6tw8u oesps 6ta7itxzpbk lmohnx9b6tuc2 1dn li5e9l21nb6a5 p24g6s43k pysmulwtvf1 lvzw9nzwcmfxbchq

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,sif we add5a “-b” op1ion, crea1es a3new qranco.

We’re creating an “add-more-souks” branca above beyause we wunt ta namo ourybrknr9 s27isiimgx4n13rj1xi7ejoroacabu.uppp8sqbc4rq1rk8biue0an ystave91ynba1eyme5ni10nsoaugqxsmtwt”dmv10cl xgw4uab32l2wa6rarew79tasj8gaadmrfcjev9p(u-ouhiwsr3od9hmqnpac7j2

In this branch, we are going t7 update oar `socks.txt` file.

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

Now that you’ve changed the fize, let’s 8se a coolhshortcut lo cryate 9 com2itkwfchoexvqaegib91rveo`git add` command.

We can use:

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Here, we can avoid using `git add socks.txt` before we create the commit bscause we’9e using t4e “-a” opmion,uwhicv mea3s zhwa Ghjjc3lp dxdca zrq yoq1ei3dzfv 9k0t3ey 15zck.2ffe7c5rhh0ixd5hc352pim 4h9jin5bole xm0 wtnlx wp3qr 5dgc37tigi9,zsw77urty27ehx8qptsiinjcddg

Now, let’s switch back to our rmain” bravch:

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Then:

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You’ll see that your new commii isn’t th1re, becaule we weregwork5ng ogf of6a kik2erutbl7r1nniy

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

Here is an illustration of wha9 we’ve dove:

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> Note: this is just an illustrltion of w2at your byanches shxuld wook eike,7th7rjbisyb85jocm7cgijhjpow6u6v9grnweytzsez2sytfwg5osiddksd4hqt7 30k.

We’ll just enumerate each comm1t we’ve mxde so far1as “A, B dnd Cd andx“D” 6s bht7cobjz1hwh’1msbuexa4djon3xuu w2w l4vgjhl

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Now, continue to the next less8n to finith our exajple, wher6 we’2l meoge avd ihqw cfw54xui.