https://sarojmaharjan.com/tags/git/ Recent content in Git on Saroj Maharjan Hugo en-US &copy; All rights reserved. Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://sarojmaharjan.com/blog/git-init-default-branch-master/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://sarojmaharjan.com/blog/git-init-default-branch-master/ <p>I prefer <code>master</code> over <code>main</code>, and I want <code>git init</code> to stop assuming otherwise.</p> <p>Git lets you decide.</p> <h2 id="set-it-globally">Set it globally</h2> <p>Run this once:</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-bash" data-lang="bash"><span style="display:flex;"><span>git config --global init.defaultBranch master </span></span></code></pre></div><p>Every new repository you create from now on starts on <code>master</code>, and Git stays quiet about it.</p> <h2 id="verify-it">Verify it</h2> <p>For reference, every output in this post comes from:</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-bash" data-lang="bash"><span style="display:flex;"><span>$ git --version </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>git version 2.54.0 </span></span></code></pre></div><p>Read the value back straight from your global config:</p>