diff --git a/docs/usage/faq.md b/docs/usage/faq.md index a1b219af4fd99bdf6d43252defd9d2c9a042ac3c..ce87bef8e1c2c8b53910d2a3a5c83b08ef820142 100644 --- a/docs/usage/faq.md +++ b/docs/usage/faq.md @@ -18,19 +18,6 @@ Renovate will: - Update `yarn.lock` and/or `package-lock.json` files if found - Create Pull Requests immediately after branch creation -## What is this `main` branch I see in the documentation? - -When you create a new repository with Git, Git creates a base branch for you. -The default branch name that Git uses is `master` (this will be changed to `main` later). - -The Git-hosting ecosystem has settled on using `main` to replace `master`. -When you create a new repository on say GitHub or GitLab, you'll get a `main` branch as your base branch. - -It therefore makes sense for Renovate to replace `master` with `main` where possible as well. - -A branch name has no special meaning within the Git program, it's just a name. -The base branch could be called `trunk` or `mainline` or `prod`, and Git would work just as well. - ## Which Renovate versions are officially supported? The Renovate maintainers only support the latest version of Renovate. @@ -56,6 +43,19 @@ Some major platform features are not supported at all by Renovate. | Merge trains | GitLab | [#5573](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/5573) | | Configurable merge strategy and message | Only BitBucket for now | [#10867](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/10867) [#10868](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/10868) [#10869](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/10869) [#10870](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/10870) | +## What is this `main` branch I see in the documentation? + +When you create a new repository with Git, Git creates a base branch for you. +The default branch name that Git uses is `master` (this will be changed to `main` later). + +The Git-hosting ecosystem has settled on using `main` to replace `master`. +When you create a new repository on say GitHub or GitLab, you'll get a `main` branch as your base branch. + +It therefore makes sense for Renovate to replace `master` with `main` where possible as well. + +A branch name has no special meaning within the Git program, it's just a name. +The base branch could be called `trunk` or `mainline` or `prod`, and Git would work just as well. + ## What if I need to .. ? ### Troubleshoot Renovate