Re: Feature request: relative paths

From

Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>

Date

May 6, 2010, 09:01 UTC

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<20100506090132.GA26079@progeny.tock>

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<20100506084607.GA9921@atjola.homenet>

Björn Steinbrink wrote:

> On 2010.05.06 03:31:13 -0500, Jonathan Nieder wrote:

>> git show -- some-file
>
> That's the same as "git show HEAD -- some-file" though, which shows a
> commit with path-limited diff output.

Thanks for catching the thinko.

> While ":some-file" (most likely)
> identifies a blob, so "git show :some-file" shows the contents stored in
> that blob.

I suggest reviving Dscho’s :./ syntax[1].

[1] http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/68786/focus=68905