### This can be done easily without `git rebase` or `git merge --squash`. In this example, let's squash the last 2 commits.

#### If you want to squash and write a new commit message, use the command below
`git reset --soft HEAD~2`
##### The `2` above points at the last 2 commit counting from the HEAD which is the top most commit in history
##### followed by
`git commit`

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#### To squash and edit the combination of the existing commit messages, use the commands below
```
git reset --soft HEAD~2 &&
git commit --edit -m"$(git log --format=%B --reverse HEAD..HEAD@{1})"
```
##### The second command opens the combination of the commit messages in commits involved for editing. The last is the
##### commit message of the HEAD.
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