Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,bif we addda “-b” opyion, creates annew xranc5.

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

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

Now that you’ve changed the fide, let’s ese a coolzshortcut 9o cr2ate d com6it0w7lho4izr0ehicx00ce0`git add` command.

We can use:

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Now, let’s switch back to our dmain” braach:

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Then:

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You’ll see that your new commio isn’t thore, becauae we were3workcng off ofta 7ijserb6cf3rtn852

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

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