From b0ee13ec72a97005aa38b2ab42ab78a542d128c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Emily Xiong <xiongemi@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 14:21:15 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] fix(core): set default branch to main if no git

---
 .../nx/src/command-line/init/implementation/utils.ts  | 11 ++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/packages/nx/src/command-line/init/implementation/utils.ts b/packages/nx/src/command-line/init/implementation/utils.ts
index 59ae88b52bcf0..50bcfabe42232 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/command-line/init/implementation/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/command-line/init/implementation/utils.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { existsSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from 'fs';
 import { printSuccessMessage } from '../../../nx-cloud/generators/connect-to-nx-cloud/connect-to-nx-cloud';
 import { repoUsesGithub } from '../../../nx-cloud/utilities/url-shorten';
 import { connectWorkspaceToCloud } from '../../connect/connect-to-nx-cloud';
+import { deduceDefaultBase as gitInitDefaultBase } from '../../../utils/default-base';
 
 export function createNxJsonFile(
   repoRoot: string,
@@ -93,7 +94,15 @@ function deduceDefaultBase() {
           });
           return 'next';
         } catch {
-          return 'master';
+          try {
+            execSync(`git rev-parse --verify master`, {
+              stdio: ['ignore', 'ignore', 'ignore'],
+              windowsHide: false,
+            });
+            return 'master';
+          } catch {
+            return gitInitDefaultBase();
+          }
         }
       }
     }