Can you squash a merge commit?
To enable commit squashing as the default option in your repository: Navigate to your chosen repository and open the Settings sub-tab. Open the General Settings page. Check the box for Squash commits on merge default enabled.
How do you squash commits while merging?
To squash your local branch before pushing it:
- checkout the branch in question to work on if it is not already checked out.
- Find the sha of the oldest commit you wish to keep.
- Create/checkout a new branch (tmp1) from that commit.
- Merge the original branch into the new one squashing.
Why is squash merge bad?
Due to the way that squash commits work, they result in Bitbucket and Git showing the source branches as unmerged. So while you may end up with a clean commit history, you will get a noisy and dirty repository history if you don’t take steps to prevent it.
What is squash commits When merge request is accepted?
Squashing lets you tidy up the commit history of a branch when accepting a merge request. It applies all of the changes in the merge request as a single commit, and then merges that commit using the merge method set for the project. The squashed commit’s default commit message is taken from the merge request title.
When should you not merge with squash?
Squashing and merging isn’t the right answer for every situation. In particular, if you need a record of one branch being merged into another, or if you have long-lived feature branches that other people depend on, your team may prefer merge commits as a more accurate record of history.
What does squash commit do?
Squashing is a way to rewrite your commit history; this action helps to clean up and simplify your commit history before sharing your work with team members. Squashing a commit in Git means that you are taking the changes from one commit and adding them to the Parent Commit.