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אורי‎

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Jun 16, 2021, 12:28:22 AM6/16/21
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Hi,

What is the difference between master branch or main branch as the default branch in my repository? Is there a reason to rename the default branch? I read about git renaming default branches, but I don't understand the reason why to rename the branch. What do you think?

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Lior Kaplan

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Jun 16, 2021, 12:45:28 AM6/16/21
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It's done to remove master-slave terminology from git and other software.

On the technical side - no difference.

Kaplan

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Gabor Szabo

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Jun 16, 2021, 4:31:29 AM6/16/21
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I have heard the term master-slave in many software, but I have never heard it in regards to git.
Have you?
Gabor


Lior Kaplan

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Jun 16, 2021, 4:35:50 AM6/16/21
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https://github.com/django/django
Notice the default branch name. 

I don't think git itself changed the default. 

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אורי‎

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Jun 16, 2021, 5:16:37 AM6/16/21
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Thank you.

I don't think there is a slave in git. Only master.

I think git changed it to main too. I'm not sure. Try to create a new repository with git and see what happens. (it might depend on the version you are using, try using the latest version).

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Jun 16, 2021, 5:37:46 AM6/16/21
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Hi,

Git for windows latest version (2.32.0) creates a new repository with branch master.

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Shai Berger

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Jun 16, 2021, 5:46:13 AM6/16/21
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On Wed, 16 Jun 2021 11:35:35 +0300
Lior Kaplan <li...@kaplanopensource.co.il> wrote:

> https://github.com/django/django
> Notice the default branch name.
>
> I don't think git itself changed the default.
>

Git didn't, github did.

Emanuel

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Jun 16, 2021, 6:29:13 AM6/16/21
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