Exercise 3: Switch Branches from the Status Bar — Possible Solution
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STEPS
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1. In a git repository, look at the bottom-left of the Status Bar
   (Chapter 1) — it shows the current branch name (e.g. "main"),
   next to a branch icon.
2. Click directly on that branch name. A quick-pick list opens at the
   top of the window (the same style of list used by the Command
   Palette, Chapter 2), showing every existing local and remote
   branch, plus an option like "+ Create new branch...".
3. Select "+ Create new branch..." and type a name, e.g.
   "feature/status-bar-test".
4. Press Enter. VS Code creates the branch and switches to it
   immediately.
5. Look back at the Status Bar — the branch name shown has updated
   from "main" to "feature/status-bar-test", confirming the switch
   took effect.

WHY THIS WORKS AS AN ANSWER
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Using the Status Bar's branch indicator as the entry point reuses this
chapter's own described interaction exactly — it's specifically named
as the click target for switching or creating branches, avoiding the
need to recall git checkout -b <name> syntax from memory, per the
chapter's own phrasing.

Confirming the Status Bar's own text updates afterward is the direct
proof the switch succeeded — since the Status Bar always reflects
whichever branch HEAD currently points to, per Chapter 1's original
tour of it, watching that specific indicator change is a reliable way
to verify the action worked without needing to open the integrated
terminal (Chapter 6) and run git branch to check manually, though
that would show the identical result if you did.