Reconfig git and GitHub master to main

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# Setting Up to Use Git

Github > Settings > Branches > Default branch  --> change to main

For your local Git install, there is a config option called init.DefaultBranch. Just set it and forget it.
__git config --global init.defaultBranch main__

You're good going forward!

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## If you want to change an existing repo:

1. git branch -m master main
2. git push -u origin main
3. git push origin --delete master

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1. Go to the master branch
2. Rename master to main locally
3. Get the latest commits from the server
4. Remove the link to origin/master
5. Add a link to origin/main
6. Update the default branch to be origin/main

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[renaming master branch to main](https://www.hanselman.com/blog/easily-rename-your-git-default-branch-from-master-to-main)