On the command line, in the directory for your repository, run these commands to make sure you have all of the changes pulled down to master, move master to main, and push the new main branch:
git checkout master
git pull
git branch -m master main
git push -u origin main
Then in your repository:
- As an admin, click Settings, then Branches, and then change the default branch by selecting
Switch to another branch. - Are any PRs open that use the old, default branch? If so, edit them and change the target branch to
main. - Are there any branch protection rules? Change them to target
main. - Delete the old, default branch to avoid confusion.
Let your developers know:
- On your local laptop, pull the new branch via
git fetch - Then check out main:
git checkout main