Easily rename Git master branch to main | Scott Hanselman

Turns out it's pretty simple to rename any branch in Git. Scott has a full step-by-step guide, but there are a few pointers:

git branch -m master main
git push -u origin main

Then just go into your GitHub settings for the repository and change the root value under branches. You're done 👍

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