When developing a feature, it is common to generate several incremental commits: minor fixes, formatting adjustments, or interim progress markers. While useful during development, these commits often create unnecessary noise in the project’s history. Before opening a pull request or merging a branch, it is usually preferable to consolidate these changes into a single, clean commit.

This article provides a concise guide for merging multiple commits into one using Git’s interactive rebase feature. The example below uses a simple test repository, but the steps are identical for real-world projects.