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Changed the term master to main (#722)
* Changed the the term master to main Since we are updating it everywhere :) * Updates from the review Added description for master along with main, since master is still the default on git itself. * Force tests to rerun * Fix over-indentation * Force test to run again Co-authored-by: hubwriter <[email protected]>
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- term: branch
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description: >-
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A branch is a parallel version of a repository. It is contained within the
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repository, but does not affect the primary or master branch allowing you to
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repository, but does not affect the primary or main branch allowing you to
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work freely without disrupting the "live" version. When you've made the
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changes you want to make, you can merge your branch back into the master
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changes you want to make, you can merge your branch back into the main
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branch to publish your changes.
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- term: branch restriction
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description: >-
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Short, descriptive text that accompanys a commit and communicates the change
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the commit is introducing.
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- term: compare branch
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description: The branch you use to create a pull request.
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This branch is compared to the base branch you choose for the pull request, and the changes are identified.
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description: >-
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The branch you use to create a pull request.
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This branch is compared to the base branch you choose for the pull request, and the changes are identified.
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When the pull request is merged, the base branch is updated with the changes from the compare branch.
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Also known as the "head branch" of the pull request.
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- term: continuous integration
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Markdown and uses a particular form of Markdown called GitHub Flavored Markdown. See [GitHub Flavored Markdown Spec](https://github.github.com/gfm/) or [Getting started with writing and formatting on GitHub](/articles/getting-started-with-writing-and-formatting-on-github).
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- term: Markup
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description: A system for annotating and formatting a document.
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- term: master
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- term: main
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description: >-
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The default development branch. Whenever you create a Git repository, a
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branch named "master" is created, and becomes the active branch. In most
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branch named "main" is created, and becomes the active branch. In most
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cases, this contains the local development, though that is purely by
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convention and is not required.
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- term: master
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description: >-
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The default branch in many Git repositories. By default, when you create
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a new Git repository on the command line a branch called `master` is created.
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Many tools now use an alternative name for the default branch. For example,
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when you create a new repository on GitHub the default branch is called `main`.
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- term: Members graph
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description: A repository graph that shows all the forks of a repository.
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- term: mention

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