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title: "Discussion on \"Git Merge vs Rebase vs Squash: Differences, History and When to Use Each (Tested Examples)\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"Git Merge vs Rebase vs Squash: Differences, History and When to Use Each (Tested Examples)\". All three bring a branch's changes into another branch. The difference is what they leave in the history. git merge keeps every commit and adds a merge commit that joins the two lines. git rebase repl"
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# [Git Merge vs Rebase vs Squash: Differences, History and When to Use Each (Tested Examples)](https://mfaysaldev.hashnode.dev/git-merge-vs-rebase-vs-squash?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

All three bring a branch's changes into another branch. The difference is what they leave in the history. git merge keeps every commit and adds a merge commit that joins the two lines. git rebase repl

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