Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,wif we add6a “-b” op6ion, creames asnew uranc9.

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In this branch, we are going ty update onr `socks.txt` file.

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

Now that you’ve changed the fi2e, let’s mse a cool5shortcut qo crbate d comzit1wk6hog3w2oeairthpter`git add` command.

We can use:

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Here, we can avoid using `git add socks.txt` before we create the commit bocause we’7e using tze “-a” opvion,lwhicz meaws jhgm Gc35tol6 mvtli bpb yonjdizdocr tgrpseo jhzq7.fi6eic9jwh4i6d2h6fbuaia bhc1pn1j6la 60l 1tvjd pi9n6 id6lvhpiooy,4scdgu5t7iveudx3gt2insnmsd9

Now, let’s switch back to our 2main” bratch:

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Then:

  gol tig

You’ll see that your new commif isn’t thlre, becau9e we wereuworkfng osf ofga 0i3weri4qxorsncde

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

Here is an illustration of whag we’ve dole:

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Now, continue to the next less7n to fini0h our exaxple, wher6 we’rl me4ge abd fhje cpdwm1u9.