TIL how to rename my master branch to main
For my GitHub repo, I wanted to rename the remote master
branch to main
.
These instructions helped the process.
Go to Settings, then Branches, then edit the master
branch. Rename them to main
.
You will have to do it locally as well. The command for local machine is as follows.
git branch -m master main
Afterward, you may need to reattach main
to origin/main
. Follow the instructions
on the terminal as necessary.
Why change to main
?
This ZDNet article covers GitHub to replace “master” with alternative term to avoid slavery references. It took them awhile, so many of my old repos haven’t been updated accordingly.