[metadat]

Yes, totally useful compared to default git base commands.

And also - melding the "changed twice" (or thrice...) mutations into a single commit is a brilliant isolation of a subtle common pattern.

[goku12]

git-absorb does exist [1]. It seems to be inspired by a mercurial subcommand of the same name. It's also available in most distro repos.

[1] https://github.com/tummychow/git-absorb