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Rename default branch from master to main (and push changes to remote)
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How to rename default branch in git on older repos...

Scenario: old repo, checked out locally. You discover that the default branch is master.

Follow these instructions to rename the branch - locally and on your remote copies.

Instructions

  1. Make sure you are on master
git checkout master
  1. Rename the current local branch
git branch -m master main
  1. Check if the rename worked
git status

It should specify that it's currently on branch main and it's set to track 'origin/master'. 4. Remove the upstream reference

git branch --unset-upstream
  1. Push to remote, this will create a new main on remote
git push -u origin main

It should confirm branch 'main' set up to track 'origin/main' 6. To delete master from remote, you will have to first set the newly made main as your new default (if you're using GitHub). Go to Settings -> General -> Default Branch -> Switch and select main and confirm changes. 7. Delete remote master

git push origin :master

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