git-pfv

Search through previous versions of a file in git

git pfv lets you search through previous versions of a file from the history of git.

INSTALL

1. make a ~/bin directory if it doesn't already exist

mkdir ~/bin

2. add ~/bin to your PATH in your .bashrc / .zshrc / ... if it's not already there

export PATH=~/bin:$PATH

3. copy git-pfv to your ~/bin directory

cp git-pfv ~/bin

usage

git pfv filename

This command will open up less so you can page through the previous versions. They start out with most recent changes to oldest.