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 ## Install (from git — recommended)
 
-Install from your forge (the command below is the full-URL form for any host; on GitHub you can use the shorthand `github:<you>/dsh-browser-install#main`):
+Install from your forge (the command below is the full-URL form for any host; on GitHub you can use the shorthand `github:<you>/dsh-browser-install#master`):
 
 ```sh
-dsh plugin --profile web add https://git.notexpectedyet.com/Not-Expected-Yet/dsh-browser-install.git#main
+dsh plugin --profile web add https://git.notexpectedyet.com/Not-Expected-Yet/dsh-browser-install.git#master
 ```
 
-- The `#main` **branch ref is what makes updates work**: `pnpm update` re-resolves the branch tip (verified against pnpm 12.8.1), so after you push new commits simply run
+- The `#master` **branch ref is what makes updates work**: `pnpm update` re-resolves the branch tip (verified against pnpm 12.8.1), so after you push new commits simply run
 
   ```sh
   dsh plugin --profile web update                        # all deps