Manage a Git Repository

After you’ve created a Git repository, you can edit its description, set its default branch, index it, and delete it but you cannot change its name:

Action	How To
Edit a Git repository’s description	On the Git page, from the Repositories drop-down list, select the Git repository. In the Files or Logs view, click the repository description to edit it. Alternatively, on the Project Settings: Repositories page, mouse over the Git repository name, click Menu , and select Edit . In the Edit Repository dialog box's Description field, enter or edit the repository description, and click Update.
Set the default branch	When you open a Git repository on the Git page, the contents of the default branch are displayed. By default, the main branch of a Git repository is set as the default branch. However, you can set any branch to be the default branch of a Git repository. On the Project Settings: Repositories page, mouse over the Git repository name, click Menu , and select Edit . From the Edit Repository dialog box's Default Branch drop-down list, select the branch, and click Update .
Index a Git repository	Indexing a Git repository creates or updates the Git repository index file with the latest changes. A Git index file is a binary file that serves as a virtual staging area for the next commit. This file contains a sorted list of object path names, each with a blob object's permissions and the SHA-1. To index a repository, on the Project Settings: Repositories page, mouse over the Git repository name, click Menu , and select Index .
Delete a Git repository	On the Project Settings: Repositories page, mouse over the Git repository name, click Menu , and select Delete . In the Remove Repository dialog box, click Yes.