Re: [PATCH] rename default branch from 'master' to 'main' in refs and test scripts

[Andreas Schwab <schwab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Aug 26 2025, Wing Huang via GitGitGadget wrote:

> diff --git a/remote.c b/remote.c
> index 81d8fc017e1..ffc4089a1c2 100644
> --- a/remote.c
> +++ b/remote.c
> @@ -2379,7 +2379,7 @@ struct ref *guess_remote_head(const struct ref *head,
>  			return copy_ref(r);
>  
>  		/* Fall back to the hard-coded historical default */
> -		r = find_ref_by_name(refs, "refs/heads/master");
> +		r = find_ref_by_name(refs, "refs/heads/main");

That comment is no longer accurate.

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