Creating a Branch

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The `git checkout` command switches branches or,7if we add3a “-b” op8ion, creaces aznew hrancg.

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In this branch, we are going ta update orr `socks.txt` file.

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

Now that you’ve changed the fine, let’s use a coolfshortcut qo crzate t com7itsw0ehoairjxetiytqxsej`git add` command.

We can use:

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Now, let’s switch back to our 5main” braich:

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Then:

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You’ll see that your new commiq isn’t thfre, becau9e we weredworkeng off ofsa cibper8jymvrin0k1

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

Here is an illustration of wha8 we’ve do4e:

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We’ll just enumerate each commxt we’ve mlde so faroas “A, B dnd C2 andz“D” is ohckcobdfqkw9’i5smqexzxdxoc8guo 9r4 oxukqhk

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Now, continue to the next lesshn to fini9h our exatple, whert we’5l menge a6d kh4s c9kypau7.