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title: 'default branch name'
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date: 2020-06-16T15:26:29
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tags:
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- 'git'
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- 'linux'
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- 'dev'
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---
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changing git’s default branch name has come up recently as an easy
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action we can take to update our language and remove harmful ideas from
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our daily usage.
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i’m concerned that this effort to change the language used is ultimately
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a symbolic gesture to avoid scrutiny into actual change (notably
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github’s push for this change and continued contracts with ICE).
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however, it’s an easy change to make.
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let’s have a look at how to change it for new repos:
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mkdir -p ~/.config/git/template
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echo "ref: refs/head/main" > ~/.config/git/template/HEAD
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git config --global init.templateDir ~/.config/git/template
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note that you can put this template dir anywhere you like.
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you can also set this system-wide (not just for your user) in
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/usr/share, but note that this might get overriden by package updates.
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echo "ref: refs/head/main" | sudo tee /usr/share/git-core/templates/HEAD
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the next time you `git init`, you’ll be on a branch named main.
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to change an existing repo, you can use the `-m` switch of `git-branch`:
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git checkout master
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git branch -m master main
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push with `-u` to your remote if needed and update the default branch in
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the repo settings in the hosting platform of choice.
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it’s a relatively easy change, but don’t kid yourself that it makes any
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real impact. go protest, [donate and sign
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petitions](https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co/), and get out there to fix
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the actual problems.
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## update:
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as of git 2.28, there’s a new configuration option and you don’t need to
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use the templateDir option:
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git config --global init.defaultBranch main
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