Hg command to get the file content without switching branch

Question

In HG, is there any command such that i can get the file content of the file from another branch without switching/checkout to the particular branch?

Answer 1

If you are using TortoiseHG, you can use the "save at revision" command to do this.

Steps:

• Run Tortoise Workbench

• Find the changeset in history which has the file revision you want (could be in any branch)

  • Say its changeset #abcd1234

• Right click on the specific file in the file list for that changeset

• Select "Save at revision..." and tell it where to put the file.

• The file would typically be named [email protected] so that you don't mix it up with the current version.