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Change the branch name in the local environment
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change_branch_name
# https://github.com/<USERNAME>/<REPOSITORY>/settings/branches
git branch -m master <BRANCH>
git fetch origin
git branch -u origin/<BRANCH> <BRANCH>
# example, change from master to main
git branch -m master main
git fetch origin
git branch -u origin/main main
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