From 0baed0b26828eb429b05fb68874a9308cf009159 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: samanthacsik <samanthacsik@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 17:29:50 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] added note about usethis::use_git_config(init.defaultBranch =
 "main") to update git config

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 index.html             | 5 ++++-
 sections/5-RStudio.qmd | 1 +
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

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@@ -576,7 +576,10 @@ <h3 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="steps"><strong>Steps:</strong></h3>
 <li><p>Open RStudio’s Terminal window (next to the Console) and run either <code>git branch</code> (this prints all local branches and highlights the one that you’re currently on) or <code>git status</code> (the first printed line should say <code>On branch &lt;branch_name&gt;</code>).</p></li>
 <li><p>Click on the <strong>Git</strong> tab in the top right pane of RStudio. Next to the <img src="media/branch.png" class="img-fluid" style="display: inline-block; margin: 0; position: relative; top: 0px; width:20px;height:18px;" alt="A white diamond with two purple squares, one directly above and one directly to the right, connected to the diamond by a line."> symbol, you should see a dropdown menu that displays the name of your current branch.</p></li>
 </ol></li>
-<li><p><strong>If your current branch is named <code>master</code>, update the name to <code>main</code>.</strong> <em>(If your branch is named </em><code>main</code><em>, you’re good to go! You can skip this step.)</em> In the console, run <code>usethis::git_default_branch_rename(from = "master", to = "main")</code> to update your default branch name. Confirm that it updated by running <code>git status</code> again in your Terminal – the first printed line should now read, <code>On branch main</code>. <!-- and b. on your remote by refreshing your GitHub repo (in your web browser) -- you should see the updated default branch name at the top of your repo --></p></li>
+<li><p><strong>If your current branch is named <code>master</code>, update the name to <code>main</code>.</strong> <em>(If your branch is named </em><code>main</code><em>, you’re good to go! You can skip this step.)</em> In the console, run <code>usethis::git_default_branch_rename(from = "master", to = "main")</code> to update your default branch name. Confirm that it updated by running <code>git status</code> again in your Terminal – the first printed line should now read, <code>On branch main</code>. <!-- and b. on your remote by refreshing your GitHub repo (in your web browser) -- you should see the updated default branch name at the top of your repo --></p>
+<ul>
+<li>The above function only updates your default branch name for <em>this</em> respository. <strong>You’ll also want to update your git config file so that the default branch name of any future local git repository is automatically named <code>main</code>.</strong> Run <code>usethis::use_git_config(init.defaultBranch = "main")</code> to do so.</li>
+</ul></li>
 </ol>
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diff --git a/sections/5-RStudio.qmd b/sections/5-RStudio.qmd
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@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ knitr::include_graphics("media/git-repo-ex.png")
 
 6.  **If your current branch is named `master`, update the name to `main`.** *(If your branch is named *`main`*, you're good to go! You can skip this step.)* In the console, run `usethis::git_default_branch_rename(from = "master", to = "main")` to update your default branch name. Confirm that it updated by running `git status` again in your Terminal -- the first printed line should now read, `On branch main`.
     <!-- and b. on your remote by refreshing your GitHub repo (in your web browser) -- you should see the updated default branch name at the top of your repo -->
+    - The above function only updates your default branch name for *this* respository. **You'll also want to update your git config file so that the default branch name of any future local git repository is automatically named `main`.**  Run `usethis::use_git_config(init.defaultBranch = "main")` to do so. 
 
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