Because of github changing the default branch from master to main all of my pushes end up in a separate branch instead of the main one and I can't change the default. When I start a program and make my first push, git tells me main doesn't exist and I always have to push to master instead.
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Following the FAQ article "How to Rename the master branch to main in Git", and the GitHub documentation itself, you can:
- rename your local branch from master to main:
git branch -m master main - push to main:
git push -u origin main - update your default branch on GitHub side:
- Then delete the remote master branch:
git push origin --delete master
Finally, as I documented in "How can I create a Git repository with the default branch name other than "master"?", don't forget a:
git config --global init.defaultBranch main
(See commit 32ba12d, with Git 2.28+, Q3 2020)
Your next new repositories will use the right branch name by default.
Another way to change your default branch in your local machine, as pointed here, is to edit your ~/.gitconfig file and add or edit the following lines:
[init]
defaultBranch = main
I prefer this option because I've already had a bunch of configurations in my ~/.gitconfig file, so for me is better to lock it before and check whether the wanted configuration exists or not and if yes how it's set.
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