GitHub renamed the master branch to main for any Git repository, as it addresses cultural change like so many organizations that have nixed master-slave terminology in a time of social unrest.

With GitHub stripping out divisive terminology, what will developers need to know to make sure this transition is seamless?

Since the branch occurred, master has added commits D and E. This means master has two files that develop does not have, namely d.html and e.html. This is how the Git repository looks before a git ...

Starting next month, all new source code repositories created on GitHub will be named "main" instead of "master" as part of the company's effort to remove unnecessary references to slavery and ...