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git-feature:tldr:c0172
git-feature: Merge a feature branch into the current branch squashing the changes into one commit.
$ git feature finish --squash ${feature_branch}
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The command "git feature finish --squash ${feature_branch}" is a custom Git command that combines multiple Git operations to simplify the process of finishing a feature branch and merging it into the main branch. Here's the breakdown of the command:
- "git" is the Git command.
- "feature" is a custom Git alias or command group that you or your team may have defined. It is used to group related operations for managing feature branches.
- "finish" is a subcommand of the "feature" alias, which indicates that the feature branch is ready to be merged.
- "--squash" is an option flag that tells Git to squash all commits from the feature branch into a single commit before merging it. This results in a cleaner commit history, as all the individual feature branch commits are combined into one.
- "${feature_branch}" is the placeholder for the name of the feature branch you want to finish. You would replace it with the actual name of your feature branch e.g., "new-feature".
So, when you run this command, Git will perform the following actions:
- Merge the latest changes from the main branch into the feature branch to ensure it's up to date.
- Squash all the commits made on the feature branch into a single commit.
- Merge the squashed commit into the main branch.
- Clean up and delete the feature branch.
By using this command, you can easily finish and merge a feature branch with a simplified commit history.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.