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Git command for opening files from previous commits / other branches in your editor
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git-old
#!/usr/bin/env ruby
unless ARGV.length >= 2
STDERR.puts "git old <commit/refspec> <file> [file2] ..."
Kernel.exit(1)
end
ref = ARGV.shift
ARGV.each { |f| `git show #{ref}:#{f} | $EDITOR` }
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