From: martin f krafft <madduck@madduck.net>
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 12:37:54 GMT
Subject: Re: Restoring files from old commits
Message-ID: <20070714123754.GA29622@piper.oerlikon.madduck.net>
In-Reply-To: <4698BD17.5080205@random-state.net>

also sprach Nikodemus Siivola <nikodemus@random-state.net> [2007.07.14.1409 +0200]:
> What is the recommended way to restore individual files
> (or directories) in the working tree to the content they
> had in a given commit?

As per my comment on IRC, I think

  git checkout <tree-ish> <path>

is the way.

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