Default branch name in GitHub

[Michelle D'Souza]

Let’s switch to using “main”. It’s easy to do and more inclusive. https://dev.to/afrodevgirl/replacing-master-with-main-in-github-2fjf <https://dev.to/afrodevgirl/replacing-master-with-main-in-github-2fjf>

Michelle



> On Oct 20, 2020, at 9:17 AM, Justin Obara <obara.justin at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> While this has actually been in effect since Oct 1 I just now realized that by default GitHub creates new repositories using “main” instead of “master”. I’m not intending to weigh in on the naming debate here, but I do think we need consistency. 
> 
> For details about the name change and how to manage it, see https://github.com/github/renaming <https://github.com/github/renaming>
> 
> What I’d propose is that we pick a name that the community is most comfortable with. Below are the tasks to address after a decision is made.
> 
> Options:
> 
> Keep Master:
> Update the organization settings for the “Repository default branch” name
> Change any newly created repos to use “master” as the default branch
> Use Main:
> Update all existing repos to use “main” as the default repo
> Update our individual forks as needed
> Use some other name:
> Update the organization settings for the “Repository default branch” name
> Update all existing repos to use “main” as the default repo
> Update our individual forks as needed
> 
> Thanks
> Justin
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