I'd rather avoid git cat-file so early on, but the
git-cat-file -p old-commit:/path/to/file
trick is too useful....
Also fix a nearby typo while we're at it.
Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Finally, most commands that take filenames will optionally allow you
to precede any filename by a commit, to specify a particular version
-fo the file:
+of the file:
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$ git diff v2.5:Makefile HEAD:Makefile.in
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+You can also use "git cat-file -p" to see any such file:
+
+-------------------------------------
+$ git cat-file -p v2.5:Makefile
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+
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