Renaming Master Branch

The term "master" is widely is used throughout the tech industry, but it is a harmful metaphor that is a reminder of enslavement. Instead, try using a main branch for your default branch.

For An Existing Repo

First move your history to the main branch, because you don't want to lose it. The main branch will be created for you

git branch -m master main

Then push the change to remote

git push -u origin main

For A New Local Repo

git branch -M main

The add the remote and proceed from there.

Changing The Default Branch In Github

You can update the settings to indicate this is your default branch for new repos

Settings > Branches > Default Branch

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