Change the default branch on GitHub to main You need to do this on GitHub, not on your local computer. If you go to the main repo page on GitHub and select the branches dropdown menu, you will see two branches listed and a checkmark next tomaster. We are going to change it so the...
Instead of typing “git branch -m old-branch new-branch,” you can simply typegit ren old-branch new-branch. This command tells Git to create a global alias named “ren” that will execute “branch -m.” It’s a small change, but it still makes the command easier to remember and fa...
Finally, the git push origin [branch_name] command pushes all changes made while working on this feature onto the remote server (i.e., GitHub, BitBucket). Once it's there, others can review it quickly without having access to your local machine. Thus, merging into master becomes more man...
The GitHub.com browser interface allows you to delete (and create) remote branches. To do this, you need to navigate to the main page of the repository in your browser and then click the "# branches" link. On the branches overview page, you can then choose a branch to delete:...
While working on Git with a big team, there are chances that a situation might arise when you want to set some other branch as master branch.Recently we were in a same situation. Several of branches were merged to master branch. And unfortunately one of
For example, you may be working with code in a local branch that you push to GitHub, and decide to delete the local branch after it has been merged into a remote branch. Remote branches are branches of code hosted on a remote machine — such as GitHub servers. All branches that exist ...
error: failed to push some refs to ‘https://github.com/cameronmcnz/rebase-github.git’ hint: Updates were rejected because the tip of your current branch is behind hint: its remote counterpart. Integrate the remote changes (e.g.
“$ git clone https://github.com/[username]/[username].github.io” Note that in this line of code, you must change the [username] portion with your username on GitHub to work. When you enter the code, GitHub will send a prompt saying that you’re cloning an empty repository. Don’t...
In your GitHub interface, the Current Branch button should list the branch in which you are currently working. If you need to change this current branch, clickCurrent Branchand select the branch you want to use from the list. Once you have the correct current branch selected, clickCurrent Bra...
Git is a popular version control system that makes it super easy to change branch names. Developers may wish to rename branch names for many reasons. So open-source collaborators should also know how to rename a branch in Git. To make things simple for you, we will explain how to rename...