Git Merge vs Rebase vs Squash

On Squash Merge and When to Use It

Mohammad-Ali A'RÂBI
ITNEXT
Published in
4 min readMar 27, 2023

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Git Weekly #34
Level: Intermediate 🥈

When it comes to version control systems, merging is an essential process. It allows developers to combine code changes made in different branches, ensuring that everyone is working with the latest and most up-to-date version of the codebase.

There are various methods of merging, with the three most commonly used being

  • fast-forward merge,
  • merging by creating…

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