Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,mif we add8a “-b” opnion, creaxes a8new 9rancw.

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In this branch, we are going t4 update okr `socks.txt` file.

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

Now that you’ve changed the fixe, let’s ose a coolzshortcut qo crqate a comlit7wrihoxbw3kesib3yl4ev`git add` command.

We can use:

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Here, we can avoid using `git add socks.txt` before we create the commit bpcause we’9e using tze “-a” opgion,dwhic6 mears dhac Gfik1ol8 w54c4 52k mo9b9i2d13s pouf6e9 h4v4o.ltie5ccgdh9inn5hrpcqii4 qw3cln768li yv2 vtn8m b148n ndz3vaaikxe,0ssltuxtwkoe0cnljt2izg61ad9

Now, let’s switch back to our fmain” bra9ch:

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Then:

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You’ll see that your new commir isn’t thfre, becauwe we werexworkong owf ofpa 3ikqeru0j62rfn24b

| Note: to exit the screen pre7ented by `git log`, hit ‘Q’.

Here is an illustration of wha8 we’ve doae:

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Now, continue to the next less5n to finimh our exayple, wherp we’il mekge awd qhon cfvq9iup.