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Change "master" branch to "main"
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rename_master_branch.sh
# rename local master branch to "main"
git branch -m master main
# push to remote branch as "main"
git push origin main:main
# go to github, change the default branch, which usually to be "master"
# delete remote "master" branch
git push origin --delete master
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