Use git grep master and update mentions of the outdated branch name in documentation and URLs.
Developers with local clones will have to perform a one-time update of the local clones by running:
git branch -m master main
git fetch origin
git branch -u origin/main main
git symbolic-ref refs/remotes/origin/HEAD refs/remotes/origin/main
These commands are also shown to developers who visit the repo in the GitHub interface, so it doesn't require additional advertising work from our end.
The Git ecosystem has moved away from the default branch name of
master, towards the namemain.e.g. All new repos on GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket now use
mainas the default branch name for new repositories.Change the default branch of
ciso8601to usemain.How is this done?
git grep masterand update mentions of the outdated branch name in documentation and URLs.Developers with local clones will have to perform a one-time update of the local clones by running:
These commands are also shown to developers who visit the repo in the GitHub interface, so it doesn't require additional advertising work from our end.