Merge pull request #341 from jermspeaks/content/til-git-branch-main

Update til for git branching

src/content/writing/2024-02-12-TIL-bulk-rename.mdx

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description: "Using the rename utility"
 draft: false
 pubDate: "2024-02-12"
 tags: ["TIL", "programming"]
-title: Bulk Rename MacOS CLI
+title: TIL Bulk Rename MacOS CLI
 coverImage: '../../images/TIL.png'
 heroImageAlt: Image from Boston University showing Today I learned
 ---

src/content/writing/2024-02-15-TIL-regex-decimal-points.mdx

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description: "Creating a regular expression for decimal points"
 draft: false
 pubDate: "2024-02-15"
 tags: ["TIL", "programming"]
-title: Regex for Decimal Points
+title: TIL Regex for Decimal Points
 coverImage: '../../images/TIL.png'
 heroImageAlt: Image from Boston University showing Today I learned
 ---

src/content/writing/2024-02-20-TIL-rename-git-branch.md

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+---
+description: "Instructions on changing remote and local git branches from master to main"
+draft: false
+pubDate: "2024-02-20"
+tags: ["TIL", "git", "programming"]
+title: TIL how to rename my master branch to main
+coverImage: '../../images/TIL.png'
+heroImageAlt: Image from Boston University showing Today I learned
+---
+
+For my GitHub repo, I wanted to rename the remote `master` branch to `main`. 
+
+[These instructions](https://github.com/github/renaming) helped the process.
+
+Go to **Settings**, then **Branches**, then edit the `master` branch. Rename them to `main`.
+
+![Renaming the default branch dialog](https://github.com/github/renaming/raw/main/rename-default-branch-dialog.png)
+
+You will have to do it locally as well. The command for local machine is as follows.
+
+```sh
+git branch -m master main
+```
+
+Afterward, you may need to reattach `main` to `origin/main`. Follow the instructions 
+on the terminal as necessary.
+
+### Why change to `main`?
+
+This ZDNet article covers [GitHub to replace "master" with alternative term to avoid slavery references](https://www.zdnet.com/article/github-to-replace-master-with-alternative-term-to-avoid-slavery-references/). It took them awhile, so many of my old repos haven't been updated accordingly.