About renaming git default branch name from "master" to "main" or equivalent
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- Trivikram Kamat <trivikram.kamat@gmail.com>
- Date
- Jun 13, 2020, 20:02 UTC
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Hi Git community,
This was suggested in Node.js core in [nodejs/node/#33864][1]
Background: Many software developers [on Twitter][2] are planning to rename their default branch from "master" to "main" or equivalent. The primary reason being master-slave being an oppressive metaphor.
Is the git community considering renaming the default branch from "master" to "main" or equivalent in git?
[1]: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/33864#issuecomment-643667917 [2]: https://twitter.com/search?q=master%20branch&src=typed_query
-- Regards, Trivikram Kamat