Re:Easily rename your Git default branch from master to main
by mostlystatic on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @03:53PM
(#23481294)
There's a GNOME mailing list discussion which suggests the etymology is different.
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First appearance of "master" in git is in a CVS helper script...
Why is that branch called master? Probably because BitKeeper uses "master" for its main branch...
But maybe this "master" isn't the same one that's in "master/slave"?
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It then links to a BitKeeper file saying:
"We are then going to modify the file on both the master and slave repository and then merge the work."
""" First appearance of "master" in git is in a CVS helper script... Why is that branch called master? Probably because BitKeeper uses "master" for its main branch... But maybe this "master" isn't the same one that's in "master/slave"? """
It then links to a BitKeeper file saying:
"We are then going to modify the file on both the master and slave repository and then merge the work."
https://mail.gnome.org/archives/desktop-devel-list/2019-May/...