Softball Solution

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cd ~/Desktop
mkdir softball
cd softball 
git init --initial-branch=booger

Explanation

1. cd (change directory) into ~/Desktop/

   cd ~/Desktop
   

2. mkdir (make directory) softball/.

   cd ~/Desktop
   mkdir softball
   

3. cd into softball/, since that's where we want the git repo to live.

   cd ~/Desktop
   mkdir softball
   cd softball
   

4. Initialize the git repo with git init.

   cd ~/Desktop
   mkdir softball
   cd softball 
   git init --initial-branch=booger
   

   The --initial-branch flag lets us name the initial branch name something other than main (the default name).

How do I change the initial branch name after creating it?

You can rename the current branch using git branch -m <newname>. So,

git init --initial-branch=booger

could also be accomplished by

git init
git branch -m booger

git help

You can use

• git <command> -h to see how to use a git command or
• git help <command> to read the full docs regarding the command.

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