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How to check out the default git branch

Sep 9, 2020 2 minute read #git, #open-source, #code

Many open source projects are taking steps to update terminology to be more inclusive. The largest of these changes has been renaming the “trunk” branch of git repositories from master to main.
Creating an open source Python project from scratch

Feb 7, 2020 9 minute read #python, #github, #tutorial, #git, #oss-licensing

Have you had a great idea for an open-source Python library that you think people will find useful, but you don’t know where to begin in creating and publishing it?
Generate git release notes automatically

Jun 15, 2017 2 minute read #git, #github

It is common practice for release notes to consist of a list of the Pull Requests which have been merged since the last release. Some projects divide these into categories, for example breaking changes, enhancements and bug fixes. If you are a project maintainer you may want to be able to generate this automatically.
Pretty git logs with `git lg`

Jan 18, 2016 1 minute read #git, #log

This is a repost of a Stack Overflow answer, mainly to preserve it for myself. Slipp Thompson posted some really nice aliases for showing branch topology in the git command line.
Quick Tip - git delete merged branches

Oct 1, 2015 1 minute read #quick-tips, #git, #delete-merged-branches

Here’s a quick line to run in your terminal to delete all local git branches which have already been merged into master.

How to check out the default git branch