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A simple bash script to check if the default branch is main or master for a given repo
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| #!/bin/bash | |
| # Check if the remote 'origin' has a 'main' branch | |
| if git show-branch remotes/origin/main > /dev/null 2>&1; then | |
| echo "main" | |
| else | |
| echo "master" | |
| fi | |
| # 1. Save this file somewhere in your $PATH | |
| # 2. Add to your ~/.gitconfig the following | |
| # | |
| # [alias] | |
| # default-branch = !"git-default-branch.sh" |
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It is imperfect, but good enuf for my use cases :)