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kill_master_branch.txt
How to kill the master branch in git
# replacing the master branch name in remote server
henrique@ludo:~/public> git push origin main:master -f
# then in a clean repo:
git push origin --delete master
At server, at "bare" repo (created formerly with 'git init --bare'):
- do `git branch` and see where '*' (star) is.
- the HEAD then should refer to "ref: refs/heads/main",
- instead of ref: refs/heads/master.
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