As of the last update in September 2021, GitHub had announced that they would replace the "master" branch with "main" as the default branch name. So, the steps I'll provide will use "main" as the default branch name. If anything has changed after last update, you can adapt the steps accordingly.
Here's how you can push your React project to GitHub from VS Code in both the "main" and "master" branches:
1. Initialize a Git repository:
If your React project is not already a Git repository, you can initialize it by opening a terminal in VS Code and running the following command in the root of your project:
```bash
git init
```
2. Add your files to the Git repository:
Run the following command to stage all the changes you want to commit:
```bash
git add .
```
3. Commit your changes:
Create a commit for the staged changes with a meaningful message:
```bash
git commit -m "Your commit message here"
```
4. Create the "main" branch:
By default, Git will create a "master" branch, but we want to use "main" instead. So, we'll create the "main" branch and push our initial commit to it:
```bash
git branch -M main
git push -u origin main
```
5. Create the "master" branch:
Now that we have pushed the initial commit to the "main" branch, let's create the "master" branch and push the same commit to it:
```bash
git checkout -b master
git push -u origin master
```
6. Keep both branches in sync:
After the initial setup, you can continue working on your project and make changes. Whenever you want to push changes to GitHub, follow these steps:
- Stage your changes with `git add .`
- Commit the changes with `git commit -m "Your commit message here"`
Now, to push the changes to both branches, simply run:
```bash
git push origin main
git push origin master
```
These commands will push your changes to the respective branches on your GitHub repository.
Please note that "origin" is the default name for the remote repository in Git. If you have a different remote name, replace "origin" with the appropriate remote name. Additionally, if GitHub has made any changes to their default branch naming convention after my last update, adjust the branch names accordingly.
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