What is the difference between git merge –squash and a regular merge?

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What is the difference between git merge –squash and a regular merge?

Key points

  • Squashing merges collapse commits into staged changes
  • Regular merges preserve commit history and create a merge commit
  • Merge commits link the histories of both branches
  • Squash merges do not create a merge commit

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