clean-copy

Yes, you can reformat a noisy multi-branch history into a single narrative commit history. The process rebuilds your commits on a new clean branch from main to present a logical progression of changes.

To squash commits for code review, rebuild the branch history by grouping changes into atomic commits that each capture a single idea. This ensures descriptive messages suitable for PR review.

Yes, cleaning a git branch history requires an explicit commit plan. The process provides a structured plan before execution and verifies that the final clean branch exactly matches the original work when diffed.

The best way to prepare a feature branch with many merges is to reformat it across branches into a clean, narrative git history on a new branch. This makes the evolution of changes easier for reviewers to understand.

Rewriting commit history does not change the original branch. It rebuilds the commit history on a new branch named with a '-clean' suffix from main, ensuring the original work remains untouched.