Commit 3b1249f2 authored by Thad Guidry's avatar Thad Guidry Committed by Russell Dickenson

docs updated for what "default" branch protection means for global setting.

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## Default branch protection
Branch protection specifies which roles can push to branches and which roles can delete
branches.
This global option defines the branch protection that applies to every repository's default branch. [Branch protection](../../project/protected_branches.md) specifies which roles can push to branches and which roles can delete
branches. In this case _Default_ refers to a repository's default branch, which in most cases is _master_.
branches. "Default" in this case refers to a repository's default branch, which in most cases would be "master".
This setting applies only to each repositories' default branch. To protect other branches, you must configure branch protection in repository. For details, see [Protected Branches](../../project/protected_branches.md).
To change the default branch protection:
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