Why choose one when you can get the best of both? Here’s how to combine git rebase vs merge for optimal workflow."
Use both when:
You want clean commits but also preserve branch info.
Your team prefers rebasing before merging to avoid redundant merge commits.
How to do it:
Step 1: Rebase first to update your feature branch
git checkout feature-branch
git rebase main
Step 2: Merge with --no-ff to retain branch history
git checkout main
git merge --no-ff feature-branch
This keeps a linear history inside your feature branch while still having a dedicated merge commit when integrating into main.