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Replace master branch with different name. If you want to set up master branch with a different name, try these commands.
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| git checkout master | |
| git checkout -b <NEW_NAME_FOR_MASTER> | |
| git symbolic-ref HEAD refs/heads/<NEW_NAME_FOR_MASTER> | |
| git branch -D master |
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The key is to run the git symbolic-ref command which set the new branch active, and any new clone of this repository use the new branch as master automatically.