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How to migrate master branch to main in Github?

#github #migration

Few months back, Github changed the default branch from master to main. Due to this change, most of the projects were forced migrate from master to main branch. Recently I faced this problem for one of my projects.

After multiple trials and errors, I successfully migrated my project to main branch. I would like to share the steps and it would help you when you face the similar problem in the future.

1: Connect local repo with your remote repo 

git remote add origin <remote_github_url>
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2: Pull the main source code 

git pull origin main
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3: Move the source from master to main branch 

git branch -m master main
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4: Add and commit your changes 

git add .
git commit -m "master branch changed to main"
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5: Set upstream and push changes to remote 

git push --set-upstream origin main
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Now all your changes will be available in the remote main branch.

NOTE: Backup your source code before you do all these changes.

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