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70 lines
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---
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title: Changing the default branch
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intro: 'If you have more than one branch in your repository, you can configure any branch as the default branch.'
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permissions: People with admin permissions to a repository can change the default branch for the repository.
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versions:
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free-pro-team: '*'
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enterprise-server: '*'
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github-ae: '*'
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redirect_from:
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- /github/administering-a-repository/setting-the-default-branch
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- /articles/setting-the-default-branch
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- /github/administering-a-repository/changing-the-default-branch
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topics:
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- Repositories
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---
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### About changing the default branch
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You can choose the default branch for a repository. The default branch is the base branch for pull requests and code commits. For more information about the default branch, see "[About branches](/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/about-branches#about-the-default-branch)."
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{% if currentVersion != "github-ae@latest" %}
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{% note %}
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**Note**: If you use the Git-Subversion bridge, changing the default branch will affect your `trunk` branch contents and the `HEAD` you see when you list references for the remote repository. For more information, see "[Support for Subversion clients](/github/importing-your-projects-to-github/support-for-subversion-clients)" and [git-ls-remote](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-ls-remote.html) in the Git documentation.
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{% endnote %}
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{% endif %}
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{% if currentVersion == "free-pro-team@latest" or currentVersion ver_gt "enterprise-server@3.1" %}
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You can also rename the default branch. For more information, see "[Renaming a branch](/github/administering-a-repository/renaming-a-branch)."
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{% endif %}
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{% if currentVersion == "free-pro-team@latest" or currentVersion ver_gt "enterprise-server@2.22" %}
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{% data reusables.branches.set-default-branch %}
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{% endif %}
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### Prerequisites
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To change the default branch, your repository must have more than one branch. For more information, see "[Creating and deleting branches within your repository](/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/creating-and-deleting-branches-within-your-repository#creating-a-branch)."
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### Changing the default branch
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{% if currentVersion == "free-pro-team@latest" or currentVersion ver_gt "enterprise-server@2.22" or currentVersion == "github-ae@latest" %}
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{% data reusables.repositories.navigate-to-repo %}
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{% data reusables.repositories.sidebar-settings %}
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{% data reusables.repositories.repository-branches %}
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1. Under "Default branch", to the right of the default branch name, click {% octicon "arrow-switch" aria-label="The switch icon with two arrows" %}.
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1. Use the drop-down, then click a branch name.
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1. Click **Update**.
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1. Read the warning, then click **I understand, update the default branch.**
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{% else %}
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{% data reusables.repositories.navigate-to-repo %}
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{% data reusables.repositories.sidebar-settings %}
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{% data reusables.repositories.repository-branches %}
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1. In the default branch drop-down, choose the new default branch.
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1. Click **Update**.
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{% endif %}
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