When you initiate a new repository, the name of the Main Branch is automatically set as master.

Many people have become aware that the terminology master/slave should be replaced with something more appropriate.

Most companies choose to name the main Branch as main.

So let’s do that!

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Set initial branch name

In the command line run the following command:

git config --global init.defaultBranch main

This command will add a new configuration to your ~/.gitconfig file.

From now on, when you initiate a new repository, the name of the main branch will be main.