All new Git repositories on GitHub will be named "main" instead of "master" starting October 1, 2020. ... move your branch protection policies, and more - all automatically." GitHub promised in June .

Starting October 1, 2020 all “master branches” will be called “main branches.” For developers who have been knee-deep in Git and GitHub for years, this change will take some time to get ...

GitHub is working on replacing the term "master" on its service with a neutral term like "main" to avoid any unnecessary references to slavery, its CEO said on Friday. The code-hosting portal is ...