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<p>svn cat — Output the contents of the specified files or
URLs.</p>
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<code class="literal">svn cat TARGET[@REV]...</code>
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<p>Output the contents of the specified files or URLs.
For listing the contents of directories, see <span class="command"><strong>svn
list</strong></span> later in this chapter.</p>
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<a class="xref" href="svn.ref.svn.html#svn.ref.svn.sw.revision"><code class="option">--revision</code> (<code class="option">-r</code>) <em class="replaceable"><code>REV</code></em></a>
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<p>If you want to view <code class="filename">readme.txt</code> in
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$ svn cat http://svn.red-bean.com/repos/test/readme.txt
This is a README file.
Don't bother reading it. The boss is a knucklehead.
INSTRUCTIONS
============
Step 1: Do this.
Step 2: Do that.
$
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$ svn cat -r 3 http://svn.red-bean.com/repos/test/readme.txt
This is a README file.
INSTRUCTIONS
============
Step 1: Do this.
Step 2: Do that.
$
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<p>You might develop a reflex action of
using <span class="command"><strong>svn cat</strong></span> to view your working
file contents. But keep in mind that the default peg
revision for <span class="command"><strong>svn cat</strong></span> when used on a
working copy file target is <code class="literal">BASE</code>, the
unmodified base revision of that file. Don't be
surprised when a simple <strong class="userinput"><code>svn cat
/path/to/file</code></strong> invocation fails to display
your local modifications to that file!</p>
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<p>If your working copy is out of date (or you have
local modifications) and you want to see the
<code class="literal">HEAD</code> revision of a file in your
working copy, use the <code class="option">--revision</code>
(<code class="option">-r</code>) option: <strong class="userinput"><code>svn cat -r
HEAD <em class="replaceable"><code>FILENAME</code></em></code></strong></p>
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