>>> writes: > On Sun, Nov 13, 2022 at 09:03:25AM +0100, Uwe Brauer wrote: >> >> Hi >> >> It seems that more and more public repositories expect that the >> principal git branch should be «main» instead of «master» >> >> >> However, the following steps in emacs lead to a git repository, where >> the principal branch is master instead of main. > You can change the master branch name to main with > git branch -m master main > (think "move"). It is polite to coordinate with other people who > might have cloned your repo :) Yeah, I find this all a bit messy to be honest. I'd prefer there would be a common standard [1] > To change the default at git init > git config --global init.defaultBranch main > (git >= 2.28) Oh I am still using 2.7.2 oh and also the command does not return error it also does not work... time to upgrade!? Uwe > Cheers Footnotes: [1] (no flamewar, but mercurial called its principal branch default right from the beginning, although I did not like the name, I do appreciate it now) -- Warning: Content may be disturbing to some audiences I strongly condemn Putin's war of aggression against the Ukraine. I support to deliver weapons to Ukraine's military. I support the ban of Russia from SWIFT. I support the EU membership of the Ukraine. https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/addon/gmail-conversation-view/