How do you squash commits in Git?

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Squashing commits in Git means combining multiple commits into a single commit. This helps keep your project history clean and organized, especially before submitting pull requests.

Method 1: Interactive Rebase (Most Common)
Step 1: Decide how many commits to squash. For example, to squash the last 4 commits:

git rebase -i HEAD~4

Step 2: This opens an interactive editor showing your commits:

pick abc1234 Commit 1
pick def5678 Commit 2
pick ghi9012 Commit 3
pick jkl3456 Commit 4

Step 3: Change pick to squash (or s) for all commits except the first one:

pick abc1234 Commit 1
squash def5678 Commit 2
squash ghi9012 Commit 3
squash jkl3456 Commit 4

Step 4: Save and close the editor. Another editor will open where you can write a new combined commit message.​
Step 5: If you've already pushed to remote, force push:

git push -f

Method 2: Soft Reset (Simpler for Recent Commits)
If you want to squash the last 3 commits without interactive rebase:

git reset --soft HEAD~3
git commit -m "Your new combined commit message"

This keeps all your changes staged and ready for a new single commit.​

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You can squash (combine) multiple commits into a single one to keep your Git history clean.

🧩 Method 1 — Interactive Rebase (most common)

Example: squash last 4 commits

git rebase -i HEAD~4

Then in the editor that opens:

pick abc1234 First commit
squash def5678 Second commit
squash ghi9012 Third commit
squash jkl3456 Fourth commit

Save and close — Git will ask for a new combined commit message.
Finally, if you already pushed before squashing:

git push -f

⚡ Method 2 — Soft Reset (quick and simple)

If you just want to merge recent commits:

git reset --soft HEAD~3
git commit -m "New combined commit message"
git push -f

This keeps all changes staged, then creates one new commit
tip: Always squash before merging to main branches — it makes your PR history clean and easier to review.

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