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- These settings cover repositories created through [GitHub.com](https://github.com/new) and the [GitHub API](https://developer.github.com/v3/guides/getting-started/#create-a-repository). Git 2.28 added a similar setting to control the default branch used when you run `git init` on the command line. Learn more about the new `init.defaultBranch` setting in [the Git 2.28 blog post](https://github.blog/2020-07-27-highlights-from-git-2-28/#introducing-init-defaultbranch).
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- [GitHub Desktop](https://desktop.github.com/) has introduced a default branch setting for new repositories.
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- [We've made it easier to rename an existing branch](#rename-existing)
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+- [We've updated Gists to use your preferred branch name](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-02-10-gists-now-support-alternative-default-branch-names/)
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## New repositories use `main` as the default branch name
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Users, organizations, and enterprises that previously selected a default branch for new repositories are not impacted by this change. Existing repositories are also not impacted by this change.
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-#### Why main?
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+### Why main?
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`main` is the most popular replacement for `master` that we're seeing across GitHub. We like it because it's short, it keeps your muscle memory intact, and it translates well across most languages. We're using `main` for our newly-created repositories and for the repositories we're moving now, like [dependabot-core](https://github.com/dependabot/dependabot-core).
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Will Smythe