# Easily rename your Git default branch from master to main - Scott Hanselman

<https://www.hanselman.com/blog/EasilyRenameYourGitDefaultBranchFromMasterToMain.aspx>

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## What Jamie wrote

Teams should do this. In fact, I'd like to see a pull request to the git mainline to change from `master` to `main`. For years I debated how much language impacted technology culture around gender. I came to the conclusion is was bigger than I thought. Technology has "master-slave architecture". That language cannot be neutral for black technologists. We have "whitelists", always allow, and "blacklists", never allow. Call it being language police if you wish, I think it is about creating a culture and environment that is supporting of all.

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