const char *config_key = "init.defaultbranch";
const char *config_display_key = "init.defaultBranch";
char *ret = NULL, *full_ref;
+ const char *env = getenv("GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_INITIAL_BRANCH_NAME");
- if (repo_config_get_string(r, config_key, &ret) < 0)
+ if (env && *env)
+ ret = xstrdup(env);
+ else if (repo_config_get_string(r, config_key, &ret) < 0)
die(_("could not retrieve `%s`"), config_display_key);
if (!ret)