how to disable git message about git initial branch name

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I understand Microsoft recently changed the initial branch name in the github repositories, but now when I run "git init" on my computer I get a yellow alert message explaining that I can change the initial branch name to "master ". . some other name. And that makes me uncomfortable and does not let me work at ease because I see a yellow message and by default I read because it catches my attention and that distracts me.

Now how to disable that message?

I don't have the slightest intention of changing the default setting of the branch name because to be honest that's kind of silly.

@U.Windl: many would agree but SO is not a place for such discussions — Arkadiusz Drabczyk
– Arkadiusz Drabczyk, Commented Dec 31, 2020 at 18:40
How does what Microsoft does with their branch names affect what happens when you run git init? — mkrieger1
– mkrieger1, Commented Dec 31, 2020 at 19:01
@mkrieger1: Microsoft is almighty. Seriously, newer versions of git ineed produce a waring: hint: Using 'master' as the name for the initial branch. This default branch name hint: is subject to change. To configure the initial branch name to use in all hint: of your new repositories, which will suppress this warning, call: — Arkadiusz Drabczyk
– Arkadiusz Drabczyk, Commented Dec 31, 2020 at 19:04
@ArkadiuszDrabczyk if SO is not the place where we talk about politics, why git warns such hint within ? git itself introduces such controversial debate into the open source world, It's git who should be ashamed of itself, not us. — Oda Mitsuru
– Oda Mitsuru, Commented Jan 31, 2022 at 5:05

Arkadiusz Drabczyk · Accepted Answer · 2020-12-31 19:08:20Z

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Newer versions of Git indeed produce a warning when initting a new repository:

$ git init
warning: templates not found in /home/ja/share/git-core/templates
hint: Using 'master' as the name for the initial branch. This default branch name
hint: is subject to change. To configure the initial branch name to use in all
hint: of your new repositories, which will suppress this warning, call:
hint:
hint:   git config --global init.defaultBranch <name>
hint:
hint: Names commonly chosen instead of 'master' are 'main', 'trunk' and
hint: 'development'. The just-created branch can be renamed via this command:
hint:
hint:   git branch -m <name>
Initialized empty Git repository in /tmp/new/.git/

Now how to disable that message?

It says right there:

To configure the initial branch name to use in all
hint: of your new repositories, which will suppress this warning, call:
hint:
hint:   git config --global init.defaultBranch <name>

So if you want to keep using master:

git config --global init.defaultBranch master

BTW,

I understand Microsoft recently changed the initial branch name in the github repositories

Microsoft is big and powerful but it doesn't own Git.

answered Dec 31, 2020 at 19:08

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al3x Over a year ago

I initially thought about it, but I ran "git config --global init.defaultBranch <master>" (my error), it's just that sometimes you are so into something and overlook those errors, sorry

uanr81 · Accepted Answer · 2023-01-27 07:26:00Z

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Specify the default branch in the init command without changing the configuration

git -c init.defaultBranch=master init

answered Jan 27, 2023 at 7:26

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