Re: *Non*-interactive squash a range ?

> I tried this which seems to work:
>  $ git checkout uglybranch
>  $ git checkout -b cleanbranch
>  $ git reset --mixed E          # worktree same as uglybranch
>  $ git add .                    # adds any untracked files
>  $ git commit -a                # -a detects any removed files
> 
> So I'm thinking of using that method in a script. Have I overlooked
> anything? Is there a better way?