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git merge vs git rebase: When to Use Which?

merge preserves full branch history, rebase produces linear history

Comparisons

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git merge

  • feature main/develop
  • merge

git rebase

  • New feature ( main New)
  • (squash)
  • git log

Examples

mergeExample

# feature main
git checkout main
git merge feature-login
#

rebaseExample

# feature New main New
git checkout feature-login
git rebase main
# feature main New

Common Errors

rebase
rebase force push
merge --no-ff

: rebase New, merge --no-ff.,.