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## Git Merge Commits Tutorial
In this tutorial we will merge several commits into one single commit

### 1. Change to Your Working Directory

Navigate to your project directory:

```sh
cd path/to/project
```

### 2. List Your Commits

View the commit history in a concise format:

```sh
git log --oneline
```

This command will display output like:

```
d5eb363 (HEAD) wip
323b361 wip
066d50c wip
f056912 feat(strapi-bridge): integrated openapi-fetch :rocket:
defad49 (upstream/main, origin/main, origin/HEAD, main) Merge pull request #13 from kilip/strapi
```

### 3. Count Commits to Merge

Identify how many commits you want to merge starting from `(HEAD)`. For instance, if you wish to merge from `feat(strapi-bridge)` to `(HEAD) wip`, count the commits, which in this example would be **4**.

### 4. Start the Rebase

Initiate an interactive rebase with the following command:

```sh
git rebase -i HEAD~4
```

This opens your Git editor, displaying something like:

```
pick f056912 feat(strapi-bridge): integrated openapi-fetch :rocket:
pick 24a1c6b wip
pick 8816256 wip
pick b0aa58b wip

# Rebase defad49..d5eb363 onto defad49 (4 commands)
```

### 5. Modify the Commit Commands

Change `pick` to `s` (squash) for the commits you want to combine:

```sh
pick f056912 feat(strapi-bridge): integrated openapi-fetch :rocket:
s 24a1c6b wip
s 8816256 wip
s b0aa58b wip

# Rebase defad49..d5eb363 onto defad49 (4 commands)
```

### 6. Save Changes

After saving, your editor will show a message like this:

```
# This is a combination of 4 commits.
# This is the 1st commit message:
feat(strapi-bridge): integrated openapi-fetch :rocket:
# This is the commit message #2:
wip
# This is the commit message #3:
wip
# This is the commit message #4:
wip

# Please enter the commit message for your changes. Lines starting
# with '#' will be ignored, and an empty message aborts the commit.
```

### 7. Edit the Commit Message

Decide whether to keep or remove the commit messages. For example, to remove all `wip` messages, you would edit it to:

```
# This is a combination of 4 commits.
# This is the 1st commit message:
feat(strapi-bridge): integrated openapi-fetch :rocket:

# Please enter the commit message for your changes. Lines starting
# with '#' will be ignored, and an empty message aborts the commit.
```

### 8. Finalize and Push Changes

Save your changes and force push your commits to the remote repository:

```sh
git push origin main --force
```