Changed the term master to main

[pr0PM]

Since we are updating it everywhere :)

Why: master -> main

What's being changed: Glossary

The glossary section has been updated in all the relevant places that came under my eyes while reading it.

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[janiceilene]

Thanks so much for the PR @pr0PM! I'll get this triaged for review 🌟

[hubwriter]

Whenever you create a Git repository, a branch named "master" is created

Unfortunately this isn't true. If you create a directory, go into it, and do git init to create a new repository, in most cases you'll find yourself in a branch called master - unless you have configured a git template that changes this to something else, like main.

I'd suggest we simplify the definition of main here to just:

Typically, the default branch for repositories on GitHub is called main.

[pr0PM]

So shall I make a commit with proposal to add separate definition of main in the glossary as suggested by you, keeping the definition of master intact since it's the current standard in Git?

[hubwriter]

Good point. I think you're right: we shouldn't do away with master in the glossary all together. Could you commit another change that alters the definition for main and adds an entry for master. I think we should simplify the definition of master and indicate that it's not a term used at GitHub. How about:

- term: master
   description: >-
      The default branch in many Git repositories. By default, when you create a new Git repository on the command line a branch called `master` is created. Many tools now use an alternative name for the default branch. For example, when you create a new repository on GitHub the default branch is called `main`.

[pr0PM]

done

[hubwriter]

Thanks for pushing this pull request. We should definitely update the glossary to use main. I've suggested a change to the definition for main.

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[janiceilene]

@pr0PM If you want to make the changes suggested in this comment and let us know when they're done, we can get this PR merged! Thank you 💝

[hubwriter]

@pr0PM - thanks. I'll merge this now.

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