Since its inception, the Git DVCS tool's default branch name was set to master. Every Git repository had a master branch unless a developer took explicit steps to remove it, which was rarely ever done ...

Don’t worry, you can easily create a new Git branch without losing your local changes. Just use Git’s switch or checkout commands, and your new branch will be created with all of your current changes ...

"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 be ...