Ubuntu Manpage: dep-14-convert-git-branch-names - Convert git repository branch names to follow DEP-14.

NAME

       dep-14-convert-git-branch-names - Convert git repository branch names to follow DEP-14.

DESCRIPTION

       This  helper  tool  assists in renaming the branch names by printing the necessary git commands for local
       repository and salsa commands remote repository to rename the branches and  to  update  the  default  git
       branch. It also prints commands to create a gbp.conf with matching branch names.

       As this script does not actually modify anything, so feel free to run this script in any Debian packaging
       repository  to  see  what  it  outputs.  Renaming is needed as git defaults to 'main' as the branch name.
       Previously git used 'master', and git-buildpackage still used 'master' as the branch name.  This  is  not
       ideal  for  Debian  packaging,  as  using  the same default development branch names as upstream projects
       typically do may lead into branch name conflicts.

       The DEP-14 (https://dep-team.pages.debian.net/deps/dep14/, status: candidate) states:

         In Debian this means that uploads to unstable and experimental should be
         prepared either in the debian/latest branch or respectively in the
         debian/unstable and debian/experimental branches.

       and:

         The helper tools that do create those repositories should use a command like
         git symbolic-ref HEAD refs/heads/debian/latest to update HEAD to point to the
         desired branch.

SYNOPSIS

       dep-14-convert-git-branch-names [options]

       Options:

       --packaging-branch <name>
              Branch for main packaging (e.g. 'debian/latest')

       --debug
              Display debug information while running

       -h, --help
              Display this help message

       --version
              Display version information

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