Matt McCutchen wrote: > Dear git people, > > How do I view an old revision of a file without actually checking it > out? This would be analogous to "cvs checkout -r <old> -p". I've > RTMed and STWed and can't seem to find a way. > Something like the following: git cat-file -p <commit-ish>:<file> For example: git cat-file -p tags/v1.4.3:git.c git cat-file -p f5f75c652b9c2347522159a87297820103e593e4:git.c -apw - To unsubscribe from this list: 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