change master to main github code example

Example 1: change master to main git

$ git branch -m master main

Example 2: rename branch to main

$ git branch -m master main

or create a new one

$ git checkout -b main

Example 3: rename branch to main

$ git push -u origin main

Example 4: how to update master to main in github

# Step 1 
# create main branch locally, taking the history from master
git branch -m master main

# Step 2 
# push the new local main branch to the remote repo (GitHub) 
git push -u origin main

# Step 3
# switch the current HEAD to the main branch
git symbolic-ref refs/remotes/origin/HEAD refs/remotes/origin/main

# Step 4
# change the default branch on GitHub to main
# https://docs.github.com/en/github/administering-a-repository/setting-the-default-branch

# Step 5
# delete the master branch on the remote
git push origin --delete master

Example 5: Update master to main github

git branch -m master main
git fetch origin
git branch -u origin/main main
git remote set-head origin -a