title: Is it possible to alias a branch in Git?
body: <p>I am looking into using Git on a massive scale.  I was hoping to increase adoption and make things easier by calling the <code>master</code> branch <code>trunk</code>.</p>
  <p>This can and will give SVN users some feelings of comfort.  I know I can create a branch called <code>trunk</code>, but that seems to deviate from the Git norms and might cause some users to get confused.</p>
  <p>I know that I can also create and delete tags to my heart's content but when I checkout those tags it tells me it is a non local branch which is just fine with me but probably not what I want to be doing.</p>
  <p>I am a total Git newb but a seasoned professional at release and build systems.</p>
  <p><strong>What I want to do is to be able to call master trunk.</strong>  I have seen the ability to alias commands – does this apply for the names of versioned objects as well?</p>
  <p>I know <code>git-svn</code> exists and other tools but the overhead of layered repository systems frightens me.</p>