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This article provides an in-depth exploration of using Git interactive rebase (git rebase -i) to selectively remove specific commit log entries from a linear commit tree while retaining their changes. Through analysis of a practical case involving the R-A-B-C-D-E commit tree, it demonstrates how to merge commits B and C into a single commit BC or directly create a synthetic commit D' from A to D, thereby optimizing the commit history. The article covers the basic steps of interactive rebase, precautions (e.g., avoiding use on public commits), solutions to common issues (e.g., using git rebase --abort to abort operations), and briefly compares alternative methods like git reset --soft for applicable scenarios.