In Git, what is the practical difference between `git merge` and `git rebase` when integrating a feature branch into main?

A `git merge` deletes the feature branch automatically while `git rebase` keeps it B `git merge` only works on remote branches while `git rebase` only works locally C `git merge` creates a merge commit that preserves both histories as they happened, while `git rebase` rewrites the feature branch's commits on top of main, producing a linear history D `git rebase` is simply an alias for `git merge --squash`