# Add a git squash function? 3 messages from 2026-08-16 to 2026-08-16. Participants: The Super Techie, Matej Dujava, Bradley Morgan. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/66182 ## The Super Techie, 2026-08-16 18:49 Subject: Add a git squash function? Message-ID: ``` Hi, I am a developer who often squashes their commits using Git. Currently, the simplest way to squash is to run the following two commands: git reset --soft HEAD~3 git commit Where 3 is the number of commits that a user would like to squash. However, what if there was a command like as follows: git squash 3 Which did the same thing? This would save quite a bit of time for developers. Since some projects require the DCO, an -s flag could be added which would add a sign-off to the squashed commit as well. Has this been suggested before? ~thesupertechie ``` ## Matej Dujava, 2026-08-16 21:52 Subject: Re: Add a git squash function? Message-ID: In-Reply-To: ``` On Sun, Aug 16, 2026 at 11:49:50AM -0700, The Super Techie wrote: >Hi, Hi, > >I am a developer who often squashes their commits using Git. >Currently, the simplest way to squash is to run the following two >commands: > >git reset --soft HEAD~3 > >git commit > >Where 3 is the number of commits that a user would like to squash. >However, what if there was a command like as follows: > >Which did the same thing? This would save quite a bit of time for >developers. Since some projects require the DCO, an -s flag could be >added which would add a sign-off to the squashed commit as well. when later commits are adressing feedback you can do fixup! or squash! commits and then cleanup before merge: `git rebase --autosquash HEAD~3` > >Has this been suggested before? Looks like there is a v13 [0] patchset discussing similar worflow, which started as [1]. > >git squash 3 suggested command was `git history squash HEAD~3` but this will keep message of the fist commit [0] https://lore.kernel.org/git/pull.2337.v13.git.git.1786088371.gitgitgadget@gmail.com/ [1] https://lore.kernel.org/git/pull.2337.git.git.1781465141.gitgitgadget@gmail.com/ Thanks, Matej ``` ## Bradley Morgan, 2026-08-16 23:38 Subject: Re: Add a git squash function? Message-ID: <86884685-B682-445B-B57B-113A0D00DF41@grrlz.net> In-Reply-To: ``` Hi, Yes, absolutely yes a squash function would be useful, anyone developing it, please do. I get annoyed with rebase headaches. Thanks! ```