How do I visit a file on a different branch?

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I'm aware of C-x v ~ which allows you to see a different revision of the current file, but I would like to visit the file on another branch.

Is this possible with magit, VC or git-timemachine?

As you're using git, note that there is no practical difference between a branch name and any arbitrary git commit/revision of your repository. They are all 'refs' representing the repository at a particular point in time. Branches and Tags are simply human-friendly names which point to a ref. So you can use these things interchangeably in most situations. — phils, Jul 12 '18 at 13:12

alecvn · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-11T22:26:07.623

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So I was confused because the options to choose from for C-x v ~ only showed older revisions of the file on this particular branch, but you can in fact specify a branch and have that file shown.

Ie. if you want to visit the current file on master:

C-x v ~

Then just specify

master

As suggested by @KyleMeyer, the Magit command for this would be

magit-find-file-other-window

edited Jul 11 '18 at 22:26

answered Jul 11 '18 at 11:41

alecvn

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You can accept your own answer here to resolve the question. – glucas Jul 11 '18 at 11:57
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For reference, the analogous command in Magit is `magit-find-file-other-window`. – Kyle Meyer Jul 11 '18 at 21:59
I can't upvote comments yet, but thanks for the input guys! – alecvn Jul 11 '18 at 22:26

How do I visit a file on a different branch?

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