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From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Feature request: relative paths
Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 04:01:33 -0500
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Bj=C3=B6rn 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=E2=80=99s :./ syntax[1].

Cheers,
Jonathan

[1] http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/68786/focus=3D=
68905