Can't change default branch anymore from the web?

[seanmavley]

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Where's the set default option?

According to this article: https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/managing-branches-in-your-repository/changing-the-default-branch the default branch should have the option there.

Where is it?

[queenofcorgis]

Hi @seanmavley 👋🏼

Do you see the option to switch the default branch when you click the three dots for the main-old branch? That one looks like it is currently the default which is the branch you'd see this option on, not the one you want to switch to ❤️

[seanmavley]

cc @queenofcorgis

That one looks like it is currently the default which is the branch you'd see this option on, not the one you want to switch to ❤️

Nope. I only get 3 options as per image below, and changing default branch isn't part of it.

If you guys have removed the option from the web, as in option to swap default branch, no problem, just say so. It's just not there on the web anymore.

As they say, perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add but when there is nothing left to take away - Keep taking away things from the web. sigh

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By the way, I updated the default branch via github cli with

gh repo edit <username>/<repo> --default-branch main

Edit:

Ha!

So, change of default is located https://github.com/<username>/<repo>/settings
Right. Can't change default branch on branch list page, rather on the repo settings page.

[zombiecat69]

This was very useful feature and suddenly I see it gone! :( Thanks for pasting here how to do it with cli! @seanmavley