GETFILE
Get files with the Unity Version Control CLI.
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Description
Downloads the content of a given revision.Usage
cm getfile | cat <revspec> [--file=<output_file>] [--debug] [--symlink] [--raw]
Options
Option / Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| --file | File to save the output. By default, it is printed on the standard output. |
| --debug | When a directory specification is used, the command shows all the items in the directory, its revision id and file system protection. |
| --symlink | Applies the operation to the symlink and not to the target. |
| --raw | Displays the raw data of the file. |
| revspec | Object specification. (Use 'cm help objectspec' to learn more about specs.) |
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Examples
(Obtains the last revision in branch 'br:/main' of 'myfile.txt'.)cm cat myfile.txt#br:/main
(Obtains the changeset 3 of 'myfile.txt' and write it to file 'tmp.txt'.)cm getfile myfile.txt#cs:3 --file=tmp.txt
(Obtains the contents of '/src/foo.c' at the last changeset of branch '/main/task003' in repository 'myrepo'.)cm cat serverpath:/src/foo.c#br:/main/task003@myrepo
(Obtains the revision with id 1230.)cm cat revid:1230@rep:myrep@repserver:myserver:8084
(Obtains all revisions in the 'info' directory.)cm getfile rev:info\ --debug