Based on Chris Johnsen's answer,
Add a global "squash" alias from bash: (or Git Bash on Windows)
git config --global alias.squash '!f(){ git reset --soft HEAD~${1} && git commit --edit -m"$(git log --format=%B --reverse HEAD..HEAD@{1})"; };f'
git config --global alias.squash '!f(){ git reset --soft HEAD~${1} && git commit --edit -m"$(git log --format=%B --reverse HEAD..HEAD@{1})"; };f'
... or using Windows' Command Prompt:
git config --global alias.squash "!f(){ git reset --soft HEAD~${1} && git commit --edit -m\"$(git log --format=%B --reverse HEAD..HEAD@{1})\"; };f"
git config --global alias.squash "!f(){ git reset --soft HEAD~${1} && git commit --edit -m\"$(git log --format=%B --reverse HEAD..HEAD@{1})\"; };f"
Your `~/.gitconfig` should now contain this alias:
[alias]
squash = "!f(){ git reset --soft HEAD~${1} && git commit --edit -m\"$(git log --format=%B --reverse HEAD..HEAD@{1})\"; };f"
Usage:
git squash N
... Which automatically squashes together the last N commits, inclusive.
Note: The resultant commit message is a combination of all the squashed commits, in order. If you are unhappy with that, you can always git commit --amend to modify it manually. (Or, edit the alias to match your tastes.)
