How to Set the Default Git Branch Name from Master to Main

You can now chance the default Git init branch name from master to main or anything else you find more appropriate. The default branch name in GitHub for new repositories has already changed from master to main. You might want to make the same change to your own Git installation. Here I demonstrate how. But really, it's quite simple. Just a matter of issuing one of the following Git commands:

It's worth noting that the ability to change the default Git branch name from master to main is only available since the Git 2.28 release. If you're using an older version, to you won't be able to change the default Git init branch name from master and will instead need to change the branch name after the Git init has completed.

[hiant]

Awesome! Thank you for this, been searching for how to change this for the past hour... And you just explained it in a simple 3 minute video.

[richigarciacastro]

The best video, quickly, accurate and effective. Thank you Cameron

[LalitKumawat]

when I run this command I show two entries in my git config one init.defaultBranch=master and the second one is init.defaultBranch=main why?

[lucianocavallo]

Hello, I'm using this command, and also checked in "git config -l" it's also setted the init.defaultBranch=main, but when I "git init", it still starts the branch "master"
does anyone has any idea why???
Thank you!!

[fake]

$git config --global init.defaultBranch main/master/your branch name

[cameonjackson]

thanks for the vid, also followed on twitter. #cameronGang