/compact-commits

Compact multiple commits in a GitHub Pull Request into a single commit while preserving all changes and creating a comprehensive commit message with proper DCO sign-off.

Implementation Steps

1. Examine PR Structure: View the PR details and commit history to understand what needs to be compacted using gh pr view $1
2. Checkout PR Branch: Switch to the PR branch using gh pr checkout $1 to work with the commits locally
3. Compact Commits: Use git reset --soft HEAD~N (where N is number of commits) to stage all changes from multiple commits, then create a single comprehensive commit with git commit --signoff
4. Force Push Update: Push the compacted commit back to the PR branch using git push --force-with-lease to update the remote PR
5. Verify Results: Confirm the PR now shows only one commit with all the original changes preserved and proper DCO sign-off

Notes

• This command is useful for cleaning up PR history before merging
• Preserves all code changes while creating a clean, single commit
• Includes DCO sign-off required by many projects
• The comprehensive commit message includes all relevant details from the original commits
• Uses --force-with-lease for safer force pushing
• Works with any GitHub repository that has PR access