adjust wiki branch

Question

I created a wiki in my repository and see branch is set to master.  I want to adjust branch naming. I have no branch restrictions set in repository or workspace.

[main]> git push origin :master
remote: error: refusing to delete the current branch: refs/heads/master
To bitbucket.org:myrepo/myrepo.git/wiki
! [remote rejected] master (deletion of the current branch prohibited)
error: failed to push some refs to 'bitbucket.org:myrepo/myrepo.git/wiki'

Is there a way to adjust it?

Thanks!

Jason · Answer

Thanks, again!  I've updated it and am watching.

Patrik S · Answer

Hello @Jason ,

Thank you for reporting this. That's definitely a valid suggestion.

I went ahead and create a feature request to also change the default branch name on Bitbucket Wiki from "master" to "main", so it aligns with the change made to the repository. You can access the feature request using the following link :

* https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/BCLOUD-22608

I would suggest you to add your vote there, since this helps both developers and product managers to understand the interest. Also, make sure you add yourself as a watcher in case you want to receive first-hand updates from that ticket. Please note that all features are implemented with this policy in mind.

Thank you, @Jason !

Patrik S

Jason · Answer

That does help, and thank you! In spirit of inclusivity, and following industry changes, I would encourage BitBucket to have default branch created with a different naming convention.

This change was noted awhile ago, but I don't know if wiki was part of change.

https://bitbucket.org/blog/moving-away-from-master-as-the-default-name-for-branches-in-git

Thanks @Patrik S