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Subject: Re: How do get a specific version of a particular file?
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>>>>> "Theodore" == Theodore Tso <tytso@mit.edu> writes:

Theodore> And I'm still not sure why

Theodore> 	git show v1.5.0..v1.5.0.1 

Theodore> doesn't throw an error, and why it prints what it does...

Wait, that doesn't throw an error?

(tries it)

OK, how is that different from git-diff ?

/me scratches head

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