diff --git a/fender.md b/fender.md
index e75770c..37bc3a5 100755
--- a/fender.md
+++ b/fender.md
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 ## ... used the following to get this:
 ## vi (this file)
 ## git init # initialise a git folder
+## git checkout -b main
 ## git add fender.md     # registers this file to be included in a commit
 ## git commit -m "first commit"  # sealing the box
 ## git remote add origin ssh://git@config.tombstones.org.uk:22022/dave/experiments.git   # point to the "sending destination"
-## git push -u origin master   #  "deliver" the package
+## git push -u origin main   #  "deliver" the package
 
 ## now.. if you set a default branch with:
-## git push --set-upstream origin master
+## git push --set-upstream origin main
 ## .... then you can just use:
 ## git push    # deliver to the main post office