But the same option is also available in Gitlab, Bitbucket. But still, the reference to the old upstream is present in the local.Ĭhange the new branch name in the repo host u attribute is used to set the upstream tracking for the branch.Īs you can see that the upstream is set for the new branch. The above command will push the new branch to the remote. Set remote upstream tracking for the new branch git push -u origin default Now the default branch is changed in the local but not in the remote. m attribute is used to rename the branch name without affecting the branch’s history. The above command just renames the default branch to the name default. Set remote upstream tracking for the new branchĬhange the new branch name in repo host (Github, Gitlab)Ĭhange the branch name git branch -m master default There are three steps in renaming the default branch Make sure you have merged all the PRs targeting master. Make sure your CI/CD flow doesn’t get interrupted. If you are not confident enough then fork your repo and try it first. So let’s see how to change the default git branch master to default (you can use your preferred name)īefore starting I have to tell you that I have tried this in multiple repos and its working fine without any breaking changes. And it is not intended to master-slave.īut I think it’s people's perspective and if some think that they are not cool with that they can change the default branch.
There is evidence that states it was intended to mention master-copy or master recording. This was mainly due to the master-slave metaphor that some people are talking about. Recently, there are many suggestions about renaming the default branch master to some other name. You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to level up your game in Git.
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