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Re:Is the official Git default master or main? by boleary-gl on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @09:39AM (#28538893)
The documentation says master: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-init#Documentation/git-init.txt... but "may be subject to change"

When running "git init" on a fresh install, you also get a hint that the branch name may change. So I think they are still working on changing it to main upstream: https://lore.kernel.org/git/pull.762.git.1605221038.gitgitga...

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Re:Is the official Git default master or main? by nirvalt on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @03:54PM (#28609162)
Not sure why it matters... Run "git config --global init.defaultBranch [whatever_name_you_want]" and then "git init". The reason why "main" is used is to be more politically correct, so it is up to you.
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Re:Is the official Git default master or main? by chagaif on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @09:18AM (#28538696)
I'm not asking what GitHub or GitLab do but what the git tool itself has as a default...
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Re:Is the official Git default master or main? by chagaif on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @09:23AM (#28538744)
I guess they just did not update the manuel? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25137870
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Re:Is the official Git default master or main? by robin_reala on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @09:38AM (#28538876)
Yep, images last touched in 2016: https://github.com/git/git-scm.com/blob/main/public/book/en/...
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Re:Is the official Git default master or main? by chagaif on Sunday September 19, 2021 @12:37PM (#28585664)
ok cool, thx!
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