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Github has disabled force-push to the main branch; except that sometimes, that can come in handy. Use this gist with care ❤️
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force-push-to-main-branch.sh
git checkout -b other-main
git push origin other-main
gh api -XPATCH "repos/pivotal-cf/tanzu-bellsoft-liberica" -f default_branch="other-main" >/dev/null
git push --delete tanzu main
gh api "repos/pivotal-cf/tanzu-bellsoft-liberica/branches/other-main/rename" -f new_name="main" >/dev/null
git checkout main
git pull origin main
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