documentation: add brief mention of cat-file to tutorial part I

[git.git] / Documentation / tutorial.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/tutorial.txt b/Documentation/tutorial.txt
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@@ -435,12 +435,18 @@ adjust gitk's fonts by holding down the control key while pressing
 
 Finally, most commands that take filenames will optionally allow you
 to precede any filename by a commit, to specify a particular version
-fo the file:
+of the file:
 
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 $ git diff v2.5:Makefile HEAD:Makefile.in
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+You can also use "git cat-file -p" to see any such file:
+
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+$ git cat-file -p v2.5:Makefile
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+
 Next Steps
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