Allow initializing a repository with a branch name other than `master`
Open
- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 16
- Forks
- 15
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
Hi,
thanks for your work.
It looks like one can only switch to another branch (e.g. `main`) as the default branch once the repository has been created. Using `main` as the default branch name is increasingly common/even the default choice for many code/data hosting repositories. Can you please provide the option to name the default branch to any name other than `master` please?
Thank you.
Contributor guide
Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are named. Locate the repository initialization and default-branch handling, then trace how the initial branch name is chosen. Done means initialization accepts a chosen branch name such as main instead of always using master.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- git, javascript
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100