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Configuring commit squashing for pull requests |
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You can enforce, allow, or disable commit squashing for all pull request merges on {% data variables.product.product_location %} in your repository. |
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/articles/configuring-commit-squashing-for-pull-requests |
/github/administering-a-repository/configuring-commit-squashing-for-pull-requests |
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Configure commit squashing |
{% data reusables.pull_requests.configure_pull_request_merges_intro %}
{% data reusables.pull_requests.default-commit-message-squash-merge %}
{% data reusables.repositories.navigate-to-repo %}
{% data reusables.repositories.sidebar-settings %}
3. Under "Merge button", optionally select Allow merge commits. This allows contributors to merge a pull request with a full history of commits.
4. Under "Merge button", select Allow squash merging. This allows contributors to merge a pull request by squashing all commits into a single commit. If you select another merge method besides Allow squash merging, collaborators will be able to choose the type of merge commit when merging a pull request. {% data reusables.repositories.squash-and-rebase-linear-commit-hisitory %}
4. Under "Merge button", select Allow squash merging. This allows contributors to merge a pull request by squashing all commits into a single commit. If you select another merge method besides Allow squash merging, collaborators will be able to choose the type of merge commit when merging a pull request. {% data reusables.repositories.squash-and-rebase-linear-commit-hisitory %}
