Tools and processes have sprung up which may assume the name of the default branch. That said, Git has defaulted to master for a very long time. This is the direction Git and the ecosystem are headed for the long term. As we learn more (and hear feedback from you), we’ll keep that topic updated. It covers each of these topics in more detail and provides instructions for making the change. We’ve put together guidance on changing the default branch name. Advice for existing repositoriesīefore you change existing repositories, you need to consider downstream impacts. Then, when the default changes to main, your repositories will continue to use master. If you prefer not to change, you should enable this feature and set master as your preferred branch name. You can turn on this feature and set main (or whatever default you want) today. You don’t have to wait for us to change our default. What if I want to switch to main immediately? Edited: we will make this switch sometime in October 2020, after the org-level setting ships. We plan to make the switch in early September. Later this year, the default will switch to main. You’ll fall through to a default defined by Azure DevOps. (Edited!) Coming in S176, we’ll add an organization-level setting as well. It will change the first branch created when you click New repository or when you initialize an empty repository. The setting won’t change anything for existing, populated repositories. Your choice of initial branchesīeginning with this sprint’s deployment, folks with Edit policies at the project level may choose the name of the initial branch for new repositories in that project. You have to do this yourself ( if you want to).Įach of these are discussed in detail below. That could be highly disruptive and unexpected. □ We’re not changing the default branch for any existing repositories.✅ We’ve published advice for existing repositories.If you don’t choose, you’ll get a default defined by Azure DevOps as a fall-back. ✅ We’ve added the ability to choose the initial branch name for new repositories.As an industry, we’re making an effort to move towards more inclusive language. We’re joining the Git project ( statement, code change) and multiple vendors including GitHub in delivering these changes. We’re committed to making the renaming process as seamless as possible for project owners and contributors. Your master branch is now gone.Many communities are considering renaming the default branch of their repository away from master. Update the tracking of the branch from your command line with the following command:ĭelete the old master branch by going to your GitHub repository in your browser, navigate to your branches page, and click the Delete this branch button (the red trash bin icon). The main branch is now your default branch. Navigate to your repository in the command line and issue the following commands:Ĭhange your default branch on GitHub by going to your GitHub repository in your browser, and navigate to Settings > Branches and click on the dropdown and switch from master to main and click Update (this will only show if you have two or more branches). To rename your Git master branch to main, you must do the following steps:
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