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A quick guide to change from master as default branch to main
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Git Master to Main Rename Followup

Prerequisite

Head over to your repo <ORGorUSER>/<REPO> and rename the default branch to main (this guide assumes, that previously, it was master).

https://github.com///settings/branches

Steps

Now, you have to locally set your HEAD to the newly renamed main (default) branch and get rid of your local master branch.

$> git fetch && git checkout main && git symbolic-ref refs/remotes/origin/HEAD refs/remotes/origin/main && git branch --delete master

Credits

Based on the official GitHub info and this lovely guide

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