From: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- e47d8a459f0a2407304c9b7165b30746baa7fe29 Documentation/tutorial.txt | 8 +++++++- 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) e47d8a459f0a2407304c9b7165b30746baa7fe29 diff --git a/Documentation/tutorial.txt b/Documentation/tutorial.txt index 5fdeab9..039a859 100644 --- a/Documentation/tutorial.txt +++ b/Documentation/tutorial.txt @@ -435,12 +435,18 @@ adjust gitk's fonts by holding down the 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: ------------------------------------- $ git diff v2.5:Makefile HEAD:Makefile.in ------------------------------------- +You can also use "git cat-file -p" to see any such file: + +------------------------------------- +$ git cat-file -p v2.5:Makefile +------------------------------------- + Next Steps ---------- -- 1.3.3.gff62 - : send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html