When you initiate a new repository, the name of the main branch is automatically set as master.
Many people have become aware that the terminology master/slave should be replaced with something more appropriate.
Most companies choose to name the main branch as main.
So let’s do that!
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Set initial branch name
In the command line run the following command:
git config --global init.defaultBranch main
This command will add a new configuration to your ~/.gitconfig file.
From now on, when you initiate a new repository, the name of the main branch will be main.
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