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Instructions for `master` to `main` branches
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Switch master branch to main branch

Create main branch with history from master

git branch -m master main

Push main branch to GitHub

git push -u origin main

Switch HEAD to main

git symbolic-ref refs/remotes/origin/HEAD refs/remotes/origin/main

Change default branch on GitHub to main

Instructions here

Delete master on the remote

git push origin --delete master
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