A developer can delete, rename and even re-create the master branch after it's deleted, just like any other Git branch. The GitHub switch from master to main. The change isn't retroactive and won't ...

"On Oct. 1, 2020, any new repositories you create will use main as the default branch, instead of master," the company said. Existing repositories that have "master" set as the default branch will ...

GitHub on July 27 released notes for Git 2.28, confirming the name change from master to main. GitHub's Twitter page posted that it stands with the black community and the fight against racism.