The default branch is considered the "base" branch in your repository, against which all pull requests and code commits are automatically made, unless you specify a different branch.
Your default branch is named master
. If you have admin rights over a repository on your GitHub Enterprise instance, you can change the default branch on the repository.
- Open your repository on GitHub Enterprise.
Click Settings.
Change the default branch using the default branch dropdown.
You can only switch between branches that already exist on your GitHub Enterprise instance. To create a new branch through the UI, see "Creating and deleting branches within your repository".
Warning: This affects your trunk
branch contents on the Git-Subversion bridge and the HEAD
you'd see when you git ls-remote
this repository's upstream URL.