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renaming git branches locally and on github
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branch_rename.textile 
git branch -m master legacy 
git branch -m dev master

Set default branch in admin not master.
Delete the remote master branch on GitHub.

git push origin :master

Push up the new master to GitHub.

git push origin master:refs/heads/master

On the GitHub repo, change the default branch back to ‘master’

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