Default branch named "master" despite my account preferences

[mutevsky]

I've confirmed that my default branch is set to main:

However, when I create a new repo (via the New Repository button in the top right, on GitHub) and clone it, I've discovered that the default branch is still named master anyway!

git status returns:

git push origin "main" doesn't work to push changes; I need to use master.

I've renamed it using the sequence:
git branch -m master main
git fetch origin
git branch -u origin/main main
git remote set-head origin -a

after renaming it from GitHub, but... why is this happening when I've set up GitHub to name the default branch main? As is probably apparent, I'm pretty new to git, and I'm sure I'm missing something dumb here, but if there's any way to avoid this annoyance in the future, I'd love to find out. Thanks!

[Beargruug]

This issue occurs because when you create a new repository and clone it, Git uses the default branch name specified by its own configuration, not the default branch name set in GitHub repository settings. To avoid this annoyance in the future, you can follow these steps:

git branch -m master main
git push -u origin main

The first command renames the branch locally, and the second command pushes the renamed branch to the remote repository on GitHub.

By following these steps, you will ensure that the default branch in both your local repository and the remote repository on GitHub is named "main."

[ramamimu]

old version of github has default branch name master. But today it is changes to main.
If you have a problem in your locally git. It happen because difference branch name.

You probably have two options :

1. change your branch name in every single initiation. But don't worry about the command. It always appear everytime you create new repository on github. you just simply copy to your terminal.
   

The command git branch -M main will change branch name into main to your current local repository.

2. Change default name on your git config with copy this command.

git config --global init.defaultBranch main

It is automatically change your default name to main instead of master when create new git initialization.

[dotnetappdev]

With reasoning behind this change in the first place, cause of slavery you think they would now give you the ability to set a custom new repo default name