hg cat - output the current or given revision of files
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Description
Print the specified files as they were at the given revision. If no revision is given, the parent of the
working directory is used.
Output may be to a file, in which case the name of the file is given using a template string. See hghelptemplates. In addition to the common template keywords, the following formatting rules are supported:
%%
literal "%" character
%s
basename of file being printed
%d
dirname of file being printed, or '.' if in repository root
%p
root-relative path name of file being printed
%H
changeset hash (40 hexadecimal digits)
%R
changeset revision number
%h
short-form changeset hash (12 hexadecimal digits)
%r
zero-padded changeset revision number
%b
basename of the exporting repository
\
literal "" character
Template:
The following keywords are supported in addition to the common template keywords and functions.
See also hghelptemplates.
data String. File content.
path String. Repository-absolute path of the file.
Returns 0 on success.
Name
hg cat - output the current or given revision of files
Options
-o,--output<FORMAT>
print output to file with formatted name
-r,--rev<REV>
print the given revision
--decode
apply any matching decode filter
-I,--include<PATTERN[+]>
include names matching the given patterns
-X,--exclude<PATTERN[+]>
exclude names matching the given patterns
-T,--template<TEMPLATE>
display with template
[+] marked option can be specified multiple times
HG(CAT)
Synopsis
hg cat [OPTION]... FILE...
